Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
No pronunciation record was provided for this word.
noun
hawala (informal system of money transfer from India and the Middle East)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a collection box used in Indian temples to collect cash offerings from devotees
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Gujarati and Kachchi હૂંડી (huṇḍī), and Hindustani हुंडी (huṇḍī) / ہُنْڈی (huṇḍī), ultimately derived from Sanskrit हुण्डिका (huṇḍikā).
