ہولا
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit लघु (laghú).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /ɦɔː.läː/
- Rhymes: -äː
Adjective
ہَولا • (haulā) (feminine ہَولی, Gurmukhi spelling ਹੌਲ਼ਾ)
- light (as opposed to heavy)
- gentle; easy
- slow (as opposed to fast)
- lower, less (as opposed to high, on a scale)
- disgrace
Declension
| 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