ڈھول

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ढोल (ḍhōla).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: ṭṑḷă IPA^(key): /ʈoː˨ɭə̆/
• (poetic) IPA^(key): /ɖʱoːlᵊ/

Noun

ڈھول • (ḍhol) m (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

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

• 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

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɖʱoːl/

Noun

ڈھول • (ḍhol) m (Hindi spelling ढोल)

1. dhol, drum

Ushojo

Noun

ڈھول (ḍhōl)

1. sexual passion