hawala
/həˈwɑːlə/
hawala noun: a long-established informal system of money transfer from South Asia and the Middle East, still in use by migrant workers.
Noun
hawala (countable and uncountable, plural hawalas)
- A long-established informal system of money transfer from South Asia and the Middle East, still in use by migrant workers.
hawala meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
hawala in Hindi
- money transfer
- हवाला havālā
hawala in Tamil
- கள்ளப் பணப்பரிமாற்றம், முறையிலாப் பரிமாற்றம்
hawala in Marathi
- hawala
- हुंडी huṇḍī
hawala in Urdu
- money transfer
- ہُنْڈی hunḍī, حَوَالَہ havāla
More languagesFewer languages
- hawala in Bengali
- হুন্ডি hunḍi, হাওলা haōla
- hawala in Punjabi
- ਹਵਾਲਾ havālā
- hawala in Arabic
- حَوَالَة ḥawāla
Forms of hawala
| plural | hawalas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | hawalla |
| alternative form | hewala |
| alternative form | havala |
| alternative form | xawala |
| alternative form | havaleh |
Origin of hawala
Borrowed from Arabic حَوَالَة (ḥawāla, “transfer, trust”).
Words formed from hawala
Questions about hawala
- What does hawala mean?
- Hawala means a long-established informal system of money transfer from South Asia and the Middle East, still in use by migrant workers.
- What is hawala in Hindi?
- Hawala in Hindi is हवाला (havālā). See Hawala meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is hawala?
- Hawala is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hawala?
- Hawala is pronounced /həˈwɑːlə/.
- What is the plural of hawala?
- The plural of hawala is hawalas.
Words near hawala in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: hawala (page history and authors); hawala (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); हुंडी (Marathi) (page history and authors); ਹਵਾਲਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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