हल्ला

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀳𑀮𑁆𑀮- (*halla-, “attack; noise”). Compare Sanskrit कोलाहल (kolāhala).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɦəl.lɑː/, [ɦəl̪.l̪äː]

Noun

हल्ला • (hallā) m

1. noise, tumult, uproar

   हल्ला करना/मचाना ― hallā karnā/macānā ― to make noise

   यह हल्ला करना बंद करो! ― yah hallā karnā band karo! ― Stop making all this noise!

   Synonym: कोलाहल (kolāhal)

2. a call to invade, warcry
3. (by extension) raid, attack

   हल्ला बोलना ― hallā bolnā ― to invade, raid

   Synonym: हमला (hamlā)

Declension

Declension of हल्ला (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	हल्ला hallā	हल्ले halle
oblique	हल्ले halle	हल्लों hallõ
vocative	हल्ले halle	हल्लो hallo

Derived terms

• हल्ला करना (hallā karnā)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “हल्ला”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha