ڈھلا

Punjabi

Etymology

From ڈِھلّ (ḍhill), inherited from Prakrit 𑀠𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮 (ḍhilla), from Sanskrit ढिल्ल (ḍhilla). Cognate with Urdu ڈِھیلا (ḍhīlā) / Hindi ढीला (ḍhīlā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: ṭìllā IPA^(key): /ʈɪ˨l.läː/
• Rhymes: -äː

Adjective

ڈِھلّا • (ḍhillā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਢਿੱਲਾ)

1. loose; flabby
2. soft
3. (figuratively) lazy or unwell

Declension

Declension of ڈھلا
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	ڈِھلّا ({{{2}}}ā)	ڈِھلّے ({{{2}}}e)		ڈِھلّی ({{{2}}}ī)	ڈِھلِّیاں ({{{2}}}iyāṉ)
oblique	ڈِھلّے ({{{2}}}e)	ڈِھلّیاں ({{{2}}}eyāṉ)		ڈِھلّی ({{{2}}}ī)	ڈِھلِّیاں ({{{2}}}iyāṉ)

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ڈھِلّا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ڈھِلاّ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024