"ਹਲਵਾ" meaning in Punjabi

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Noun

Forms: halvā [romanization], حلوا [Shahmukhi]
Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Persian حلوا (halwā), from Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā). Etymology templates: {{root|pa|ar|ح ل و}}, {{bor+|pa|fa-cls|حلوا|tr=halwā}} Borrowed from Classical Persian حلوا (halwā), {{der|pa|ar|حَلْوَى}} Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā) Head templates: {{pa-noun|g=m|sha=حلوا}} ਹਲਵਾ • (halvā) m (Shahmukhi spelling حلوا)
  1. halva Synonyms: ਕੜਾਹ
    Sense id: en-ਹਲਵਾ-pa-noun-7M-Vg6-D Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Punjabi entries with incorrect language header, Cucurbitas Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Punjabi entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Cucurbitas: 49 51
  2. pumpkin Synonyms: ਹਲਵਾ ਕੱਦੂ
    Sense id: en-ਹਲਵਾ-pa-noun-~0jlEeFj Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Punjabi entries with incorrect language header, Cucurbitas, Sweets Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Punjabi entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Cucurbitas: 49 51 Disambiguation of Sweets: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ਹਲਵਾਈ (halvāī) (english: confectioner) [feminine]
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pa",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "ح ل و"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pa",
        "2": "fa-cls",
        "3": "حلوا",
        "tr": "halwā"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Classical Persian حلوا (halwā)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pa",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "حَلْوَى"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Classical Persian حلوا (halwā), from Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "halvā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "حلوا",
      "tags": [
        "Shahmukhi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "sha": "حلوا"
      },
      "expansion": "ਹਲਵਾ • (halvā) m (Shahmukhi spelling حلوا)",
      "name": "pa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Punjabi",
  "lang_code": "pa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "confectioner",
      "roman": "halvāī",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ਹਲਵਾਈ"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "41 59",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Punjabi entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "pa",
          "name": "Cucurbitas",
          "orig": "pa:Cucurbitas",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "halva"
      ],
      "id": "en-ਹਲਵਾ-pa-noun-7M-Vg6-D",
      "links": [
        [
          "halva",
          "halva"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ਕੜਾਹ"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "41 59",
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Punjabi entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
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          "langcode": "pa",
          "name": "Cucurbitas",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 96",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "pa",
          "name": "Sweets",
          "orig": "pa:Sweets",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pumpkin"
      ],
      "id": "en-ਹਲਵਾ-pa-noun-~0jlEeFj",
      "links": [
        [
          "pumpkin",
          "pumpkin"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ਹਲਵਾ ਕੱਦੂ"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ਹਲਵਾ"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Punjabi entries with incorrect language header",
    "Punjabi lemmas",
    "Punjabi masculine nouns",
    "Punjabi nouns",
    "Punjabi nouns in Gurmukhi script",
    "Punjabi terms borrowed from Classical Persian",
    "Punjabi terms derived from Arabic",
    "Punjabi terms derived from Classical Persian",
    "Punjabi terms derived from the Arabic root ح ل و",
    "pa:Cucurbitas",
    "pa:Sweets"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pa",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "ح ل و"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pa",
        "2": "fa-cls",
        "3": "حلوا",
        "tr": "halwā"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Classical Persian حلوا (halwā)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pa",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "حَلْوَى"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Classical Persian حلوا (halwā), from Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "halvā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "حلوا",
      "tags": [
        "Shahmukhi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "sha": "حلوا"
      },
      "expansion": "ਹਲਵਾ • (halvā) m (Shahmukhi spelling حلوا)",
      "name": "pa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Punjabi",
  "lang_code": "pa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "confectioner",
      "roman": "halvāī",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ਹਲਵਾਈ"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "halva"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "halva",
          "halva"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ਕੜਾਹ"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "pumpkin"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pumpkin",
          "pumpkin"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ਹਲਵਾ ਕੱਦੂ"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ਹਲਵਾ"
}

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