ویہلا

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• وِہْلا (vihlā)
• ویلھا (velhā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वेल्य (vēlya).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: véllā IPA^(key): /ʋe˦.l(ː)äː/
• Rhymes: -äː

Adjective

ویہلا • (vehlā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਵਿਹਲਾ)

1. idle, unoccupied
2. (figuratively) unemployed

Declension

Declension of ویہلا
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	ویہلا (vehlā)	ویہلے (vehle)		ویہلی (vehlī)	ویہلیاں (vehlīyāṉ)
oblique	ویہلے (vehle)	ویہلیْاں (vehliyāṉ)		ویہلی (vehlī)	ویہلیاں (vehlīyāṉ)

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ویہلا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vēlya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press