ہولا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit लघु (laghú).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ہَولا • (haulā) (feminine ہَولی, Gurmukhi spelling ਹੌਲ਼ਾ)

  1. light (as opposed to heavy)
  2. gentle; easy
  3. slow (as opposed to fast)
  4. lower, less (as opposed to high, on a scale)
  5. disgrace

Declension

Declension of ہولا
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct ہَولا (haulā) ہَولے (haule) ہَولی (haulī) ہَولِیاں (hauliyāṉ)
oblique ہَولے (haule) ہَولیاں (hauleyāṉ) ہَولی (haulī) ہَولِیاں (hauliyāṉ)

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ہَولا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • ਹੌਲ਼ਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “laghú”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 631