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)
  • ਹਲਵਾਈ f (halvāī, “confectioner”)

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