Purewal

P3U1R1E1W4A1L1

proper noun

A surname from Punjabi.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

proper nounPurewal (plural Purewals)

plural Purewals

  1. A surname from Punjabi.

Origin

  1. Punjabiਪੁਰੇਵਾਲ
  2. EnglishPurewal

Borrowed from Punjabi ਪੁਰੇਵਾਲ (purevāl), a compound of ਪੁਰਾ (purā, “old”), cf. Sanskrit पुरा (purā), and ਵਾਲ਼ਾ (vāḷā).

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APA

Purewal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Purewal

MLA

“Purewal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Purewal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Purewal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Purewal.

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