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goel

adj · name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

yellow

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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2

name

Meaning 2

A surname from Punjabi.

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noun

Meaning 3

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion

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History

Etymology

Compare yellow.

Borrowed from Punjabi ਗੋਇਲ (goila).

Borrowed from Hebrew גוֹאֵל (goél, “he redeems”).