Alternative spellings of this word include Halva.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

halavā (हलवा).—m ( A) The name of a sweetmeat. 2 The term is applied also to a sort of comfit, or a clove, a cardamom, a grain of sesamum &c. covered over with sugar and puffed by the action of fire. 3 A fish,--the black pomfret.

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haḷavā (हळवा) [or हळा, haḷā].—a That comes to maturity in a shorter time than other varieties or species, rath or early: opp. to mahān Late;--as corn or grain &c. 2 Hence applied to the soil fit for the culture of, or to the field in which is cultivated, such grain, fruit, or vegetable. 3 Misused for havaḷā.

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haḷavā (हळवा).—m A saltwater-fish, Black pomfret.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

halavā (हलवा).—m A sweetmeat. A fish. halavāyācyā gharāvara tuḷaśīpatra To be generous at an- other's expense.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Halavā (हलवा) [Also spelled halva]:—(nm) a typical Indian pudding; ~[sohana] a celebrated Indian sweetmeat; ([apane) -māṃḍe se kāma honā] to be worried only about one’s own bread and butter.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Halavā (ಹಲವಾ):—[noun] a kind of sweet dish prepared with milk, sugar, ghee, etc.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Halavaha, Halavahanaka, Halavai, Halavakki, Halavala, Halavale, Halavali, Halavalisu, Halavamda, Halavamdagai, Halavamdaganasu, Halavamdakanasu, Halavamsha, Halavana, Halavara, Halavari, Halavashtu, Halavata, Halavatu.

Ends with: Bahalava, Chalava, Chhalava, Gaurica Halava, Khalava, Kushalava, Manthalava, Phalava, Pighalava, Salava, Sohanahalava, Sukhalava.

Full-text: Garavasa, Halua, Gaurica Halava, Halavem, Haluva, Halva, Mohan, Mohana, Halavata, Nacana, Hala, Kanta.

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