हल्वा

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā). Cognate with Assamese হালোৱা (halüa), Bengali হালুয়া (haluẏa), Hindi हलवा (halvā), Punjabi ਹਲਵਾ (halvā), Gujarati હલવો (halvo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦəl.ʋa/
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Noun

हल्वा • (halvā) m

  1. halva

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “हल्वा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “हल्वा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
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