ڈھولا

Punjabi

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ɖʱoːläː/, /ʈoː˨ɭäː/
• Rhymes: -äː

Noun

ڈھولا • (ḍholā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਢੋਲਾ)

1. vocative singular of ڈھول (ḍhol, “love; beloved”)
2. son; child
3. husband
4. (music) a Punjabi folk-music genre

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ڈھولا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ڈھولا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024