ڈھولا

Punjabi

Pronunciation

(Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ʈoː.˨läː/
Rhymes: -äː

Noun

ڈھولا • (ḍholā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਢੋਲਾ)

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

Declension

Declension of **ڈھولا**
	singular	plural
direct	ڈھولا (ḍholā)	ڈھولے (ḍhole)
oblique	ڈھولے (ḍhole)	ڈھولیاں (ḍholeyāṉ)
vocative	ڈھولیا (ḍholeyā)	ڈھولیو (ḍholeyo)
ablative	ڈھولیوں (ḍholeyoṉ)	—
locative	ڈھولے (ḍhole)	ڈھولِیں (ḍholīṉ)
instrumental	ڈھولے (ḍhole)	ڈھولِیں (ḍholīṉ)

Further reading

Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “ڈھولا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
“ڈھولا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026