Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

goel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables: goel
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Obsolete

noun

A person who, as the nearest relative of another, has certain obligations toward them, such as having to free them from slavery, to repurchase their property if sold through poverty, and to avenge their murder.

name

A surname from Punjabi.

Example Sentences

"The goeler and yonger the better I loue; well gutted and pared, the better they proue"
"The go·el neutralizes the deleterious effect of the blood of the slain, restoring the ecologic balance."

Etymology

Compare yellow.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

goeler (comparative) goelest (superlative) goels (plural) goelim (plural)

Derived Forms

goelism

Questions

What does goel mean?: yellow
Where does goel come from?: Compare yellow.

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