ਹਵਾਲਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Arabic حَوَالَة (ḥawāla).

Noun

ਹਵਾਲਾ • (havālā) m (Shahmukhi spelling حوالہ)

1. reference, citation, mention
2. custody, charge, trust
3. hawala (informal value-transfer system)

Derived terms

• ਹਵਾਲਾ ਦੇਣਾ (havālā deṇā, “cite”, verb)
• ਹਵਾਲਾ ਲੋੜੀਂਦਾ (havālā loṛīndā, “citation needed”)

Further reading

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