Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/hawa/ ਹ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Noun Word # ਹਵਾ hawa Say it**huh-VAA, breathy ‘h’, the ‘aa’ is long, like ‘father’**Type**Noun**Shahmukhiہوا In short Hawa (ਹਵਾ) is the Punjabi word for wind, the moving air that bends the wheat, lifts kites, and brings cool relief on a hot summer evening. It also means air in general. ## How it's used 1. 1ਅੱਜ ਸ਼ਾਮ ਨੂੰ ਠੰਢੀ ਹਵਾ ਚੱਲ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ।A cool breeze is blowing this evening. 2. 2ਤੇਜ਼ ਹਵਾ ਨੇ ਪਤੰਗ ਦੀ ਡੋਰ ਤੋੜ ਦਿੱਤੀ।The strong wind snapped the kite's string. 3. 3ਗਰਮੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਹਵਾ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਝੋਂਕਾ ਵੀ ਰਾਹਤ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ।In the heat, even a gust of wind brings relief. Show 1 more example 1. 4ਖੇਤਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਹਵਾ ਸਰਸੋਂ ਦੇ ਫੁੱਲਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਹਿਲਾ ਰਹੀ ਸੀ।In the fields, the wind was swaying the mustard flowers. ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਹਵਾ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਵਗਦੀ ਹਵਾ, ਉਹ ਹਵਾ ਜੋ ਖੇਤਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਹਿਲਾਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ, ਪਤੰਗਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਉੱਡਾਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਗਰਮੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਠੰਢਕ ਲਿਆਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ। ਹਵਾ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਰੋਜ਼ਾਨਾ ਬੋਲਚਾਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੌਸਮ, ਗੀਤਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਕਵਿਤਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਹੁਤ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਤੇਜ਼ ਹਵਾ ਨੂੰ ਆਂਧੀ ਵੀ ਆਖਦੇ ਹਨ ਅਤੇ ਹਲਕੀ ਠੰਢੀ ਹਵਾ ਨੂੰ ਸਭ ਪਸੰਦ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ। ## Meaning What does hawa mean in Punjabi? Hawa (ਹਵਾ) means wind, the moving air that rustles wheat fields, lifts kites into the sky, and brings cool relief on a scorching Punjab afternoon. It also means air in general: the same word covers the breeze on your face and the air you breathe. The word pairs most naturally with the verb chalna, to move: “hawa chaldi hai” means the wind is blowing. Punjabis describe it by feel, thandi hawa is a cool breeze, tez hawa a strong wind. In weather talk it is the everyday word for the air in motion, the way barsaat is the everyday word for the monsoon rain. ## Origin and etymology Hawa reached Punjabi through Urdu and Persian from the Arabic ہوا, meaning wind or air. Like gussa and many other Perso-Arabic words in the language, it arrived centuries ago and has been fully at home in Punjabi ever since, no speaker hears it as anything but a Punjabi word. ## Cultural context Hawa is a favourite image in Punjabi folk songs and poetry, the cool evening breeze that arrives after a day of dust and heat is a stock picture of relief and romance. Kite-flying season gives the word a festive setting: when the spring winds come up, the kites go up. Weather talk, poetry, and play all keep the word in daily use. ## What does hawa mean in Punjabi? Hawa means wind, moving air. It covers everything from a light breeze to a strong gust, and it also means air in general, the way English uses “air” for what we breathe. ## How do you say ‘the wind is blowing’ in Punjabi? Say “hawa chaldi hai” (ਹਵਾ ਚੱਲ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ). The verb chalna, to move, to walk, pairs with hawa because in Punjabi the wind is said to move across the land. ## Where does the word hawa come from? It came into Punjabi through Urdu and Persian from the Arabic ہوا, meaning wind or air. Centuries of daily use have made it an unmistakably Punjabi word. ## ਹਵਾ ਦਾ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ? ਹਵਾ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਵਗਦੀ ਹਵਾ, ਹਲਕੀ ਠੰਢੀ ਹਵਾ ਤੋਂ ਲੈ ਕੇ ਤੇਜ਼ ਆਂਧੀ ਤੱਕ। ਇਹ ਸਾਹ ਲੈਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਹਵਾ ਲਈ ਵੀ ਵਰਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ। ## ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ‘the wind is blowing’ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਕਹੀਏ? ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ‘ਹਵਾ ਚੱਲ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ’। ## ਹਵਾ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਕਿੱਥੋਂ ਆਇਆ ਹੈ? ਇਹ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਉਰਦੂ ਅਤੇ ਫ਼ਾਰਸੀ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਅਰਬੀ ਤੋਂ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਇਆ ਹੈ। ਅੱਜ ਇਹ ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਹੈ। ## Related words [ਹਵਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਉੱਡਣਾhava vich uddnaTo be puffed up with pride](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/hava-vich-uddna/)[ਬਰਸਾਤbarsaatRainy season; monsoon](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/barsaat/) Sources (2) 1. Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha 2. Punjabi University Punjabi–English Dictionary [Report a correction](https://jugti.com/corrections/) **Jugti is free and independent.** Reader support keeps the Kosh growing. 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