ویلھا
Punjabi
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit वेल्य (vēlya).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: véllā IPA(key): /ʋe˩˥ːl.läː/
- Rhymes: -äː
Adjective
ویلھا • (velhā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਵੇਲ੍ਹਾ)
- idle, unoccupied
- (figuratively) unemployed
Declension
| masculine | feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| direct | ویلھا (velhā) | ویلھے (velhe) | ویلھی (velhī) | ویلھِیاں (velhiyāṉ) | |
| oblique | ویلھے (velhe) | ویلھیاں (velheyāṉ) | ویلھی (velhī) | ویلھِیاں (velhiyāṉ) | |
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ویلھا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vēlya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press