ہولا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit लघु (laghú).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ɦɔː.läː/
• Rhymes: -äː, -läː

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