हवाला

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَوَالَة (ḥawāla).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɦə.ʋɑː.lɑː/, [ɦɐ.ʋäː.läː]

Noun

हवाला • (havālā) m (Urdu spelling حوالہ)

  1. reference, citing
    Synonyms: उल्लेख (ullekh), दृष्टांत (dŕṣṭānt)
    ... कि हवाला देना ― ... ki havālā denā ― to cite, refer to ...
  2. charge, custody
    चोर को पकड़कर गाँववालों ने पुलिस के हवाले किया।
    cor ko pakaṛkar gā̃vvālõ ne pulis ke havāle kiyā.
    The villagers got the thief and gave him into police custody.
    हवाले करना
    havāle karnā
    to put into custody
  3. money laundering

Declension
Declension of हवाला (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct हवाला
havālā		 हवाले
havāle
oblique हवाले
havāle		 हवालों
havālõ
vocative हवाले
havāle		 हवालो
havālo

References
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