ڈھول
Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit ढोल (ḍhōla).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: ṭṑḷ IPA(key): /ʈoː˨ɭə̆/
- (poetic) IPA(key): /ɖʱoːlᵊ/
Noun
ڈھول • (ḍhol) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਢੋਲ)
- drum; dhol (a musical instrument)
- drum; barrel (a cylindrical object)
- (poetry) love; beloved
- (figuratively) a paramour (male only)
Declension
| 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
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɖʱoːl/
Noun
ڈھول • (ḍhol) m (Hindi spelling ढोल)
Ushojo
Noun
ڈھول (ḍhōl)