ਹਵਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian هَوَا (hawā), from Arabic هَوَاء (hawāʔ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɦə̀ʋä̌ː]

Noun

ਹਵਾ • (havā) f (Shahmukhi spelling ہوا)

1. air
2. wind

Synonyms

• ਵਾ (vā)
• ਪੌਣ (pauṇ)

Derived terms

• ਹਵਾਈ (havāī, “aerial”, adjective)

Further reading

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਹਵਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
• “ਹਵਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026