ڈھول

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ढोल (ḍhōla).

Pronunciation

Noun

ڈھول • (ḍholm (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
singular plural
direct ڈھول (ḍhol) ڈھول (ḍhol)
oblique ڈھول (ḍhol) ڈھولاں (ḍholāṉ)
vocative ڈھولا (ḍholā) ڈھولو (ḍholo)
ablative ڈھولوں (ḍholoṉ) ڈھولاں (ḍholāṉ)
locative ڈھولے (ḍhole) ڈھولِیں (ḍholīṉ)
instrumental ڈھولوں (ḍholoṉ)

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, 2025
  • 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

Noun

ڈھول • (ḍholm (Hindi spelling ढोल)

  1. dhol, drum

Ushojo

Noun

ڈھول (ḍhōl)

  1. sexual passion