dewal

D2E1W4A1L1

noun

A Hindu temple or mandir.

OriginHindi देवल ← Sanskrit देवकुल →
Scrabble 9
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noundewal (plural dewals)

plural dewals

  1. IndiaobsoleteA Hindu temple or mandir.
  2. IndiaobsoleteA temple or pagoda.
  3. IndiaobsoleteA Christian church.

Origin

  1. Sanskritदेवकुल
  2. Hindiदेवल
  3. Englishdewal

Borrowed from Hindi देवल (deval), in turn from Sanskrit देवकुल (devakula).

More words from Hindi, Sanskrit

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

wealddwaleWadlewaled
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: dewal on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.