हाला

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit हाला (hālā).

Noun

हाला • (hālā) f

  1. wine; fermented grape juice
    Synonyms: मदिरा (madirā), द्राक्षिरा (drākṣirā), शराब (śarāb)
    • 1935, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Madhushala :
      बने पुजारी प्रेमी साकी, गंगाजल पावन हाला
      रहे फेरता अविरत गति से मधु के प्यालों की माला
      bane pujārī premī sākī, gaṅgājal pāvan hālā
      rahe phertā avirat gati se madhu ke pyālõ kī mālā
      My beloved wine-maiden seems a priest; her wine as pure as the Ganga's waters.
      With unbroken pace, she rotates the rosary of wine glasses.

Declension

Declension of हाला (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct हाला
hālā 		हालाएँ
hālāẽ
oblique हाला
hālā 		हालाओं
hālāõ
vocative हाला
hālā 		हालाओ
hālāo

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰol-eh₂ (“concentrated alcohol”). Cognate with Ancient Greek χάλις (khális, “pure wine”), Thracian ζίλαι (zílai).

Pronunciation

Noun

हाला • (hālā) stem, f

  1. spirituous liquor
    Synonyms: मदिरा (madirā), सुरा (surā), शुण्डा (śuṇḍā), मधुर (madhura)

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of हाला
singular dual plural
nominative हाला (hālā) हाले (hāle) हालाः (hālāḥ)
accusative हालाम् (hālām) हाले (hāle) हालाः (hālāḥ)
instrumental हालया (hālayā) हालाभ्याम् (hālābhyām) हालाभिः (hālābhiḥ)
dative हालायै (hālāyai) हालाभ्याम् (hālābhyām) हालाभ्यः (hālābhyaḥ)
ablative हालायाः (hālāyāḥ) हालाभ्याम् (hālābhyām) हालाभ्यः (hālābhyaḥ)
genitive हालायाः (hālāyāḥ) हालयोः (hālayoḥ) हालानाम् (hālānām)
locative हालायाम् (hālāyām) हालयोः (hālayoḥ) हालासु (hālāsu)
vocative हाले (hāle) हाले (hāle) हालाः (hālāḥ)

References

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