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Borrowed from Classical Persian هول (hawl), from Arabic هَوْل (hawl).
ਹੌਲ • (haul) m (Shahmukhi spelling ہول)
- fear, terror, dread, horror, fright
- sinking feeling, demoralization
- “ਹੌਲ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025