ਹਲਵਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian حلوا (halwā), from Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā).

Noun

ਹਲਵਾ • (halvā) m (Shahmukhi spelling حلوا)

1. halva

   Synonym: ਕੜਾਹ (kaṛāh)

2. pumpkin

   Synonym: ਹਲਵਾ ਕੱਦੂ (halvā kaddū)

Related terms

• ਹਲਵਾਈ f (halvāī, “confectioner”)

Further reading

• “ਹਲਵਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024