Punjabi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit ढोल (ḍhōla).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ڈھول (ḍholm (Gurmukhi spelling ਢੋਲ)

  1. drum; dhol (a musical instrument)
  2. drum; barrel (a cylindrical object)
  3. (poetry) love; beloved
  4. (figuratively) a paramour (male only)

Declension edit

Declension of ڈھول
dir. sg. ڈھول (ḍhol)
dir. pl. ڈھول (ḍhol)
singular plural
direct ڈھول (ḍhol) ڈھول (ḍhol)
oblique ڈھول (ḍhol) ڈھولاں (ḍholāṉ)
vocative ڈھولا (ḍholā) ڈھولو (ḍholo)
ablative ڈھولوں (ḍholoṉ)
locative ڈھولے (ḍhole) ڈھولِیں (ḍholīṉ)
instrumental ڈھولے (ḍhole) ڈھولِیں (ḍholīṉ)

Further reading edit

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ڈھول”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • ڈھول”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ḍhōla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 318

Urdu edit

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ڈھول (ḍholm (Hindi spelling ढोल)

  1. dhol, drum

Ushojo edit

Noun edit

ڈھول (ḍhōl)

  1. sexual passion