ਹਵਾਈ

Punjabi

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian هوایی (hawāyī), from Arabic هَوَائِيّ (hawāʔiyy).

Adjective

ਹਵਾਈ • (havāī) (Shahmukhi spelling ہوائی)

1. aerial (pertaining to air, flight, or the atmosphere)

Derived terms

• ਹਵਾਈ ਅੱਡਾ m (havāī aḍḍā, “airport”)

Etymology 2

From English Hawaii, from Hawaiian Hawaiʻi.

Proper noun

ਹਵਾਈ • (havāī) ? (Shahmukhi spelling ہوائی)

1. An insular state United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Honolulu.

Further reading

• “ਹਵਾਈ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024