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“cowherd” + “cow” + “guardian”
/ɡoːbaːlɐn/ · Tamil
01 / Meaning & origin
கோபாலன் is a masculine given name documented in Tamil. English Wiktionary traces it to Sanskrit गोपाल, from the components “cowherd” + “cow” + “guardian”.
Meaning: “cowherd” + “cow” + “guardian”
Borrowed from Sanskrit गोपाल (gopāla, “cowherd”) + -அன் (-aṉ, masculine suffix). by surface analysis, கோ (kō, “cow”) + பாலன் (pālaṉ, “guardian”). Doublet of கோபால் (kōpāl).
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