ڈھولا

Punjabi

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ʈoː.˨läː/
• Rhymes: -äː

Noun

ڈھولا • (ḍholā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਢੋਲਾ)

1. vocative singular of ڈھول (ḍhol, “love; beloved”)
2. son; child
3. husband
4. (music) a Punjabi folk-music genre

Declension

Declension of ڈھولا
dir. sg.	ڈھولا (ḍholā)
dir. pl.	ڈھولے (ḍhole)
	singular	plural
direct	ڈھولا (ḍholā)	ڈھولے (ḍhole)
oblique	ڈھولے (ḍhole)	ڈھولیْاں (ḍholiyāṉ)
vocative	ڈھولیْا (ḍholiyā)	ڈھولیو (ḍholeyo)
ablative	ڈھولیوں (ḍholeyoṉ)	ڈھولیْاں (ḍholiyāṉ)
locative	–	ڈھولِیں (ḍholīṉ)
instrumental	ڈھولے (ḍhole)	–

Further reading

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