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होले होले

English translation: Slowly, gradually

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07:00 Sep 1, 2009

Hindi to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Song Lyric

Hindi term or phrase: होले होले

Greetings,

Please see http://lyrics-hindi-songs.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post_742...
for होले होले:

पियू बोले, पिया बोले, hmm ... जानू ना
जिया डोले, होले होले, क्यों ये डोले जानू ना

Any hints on etymology most welcome as always.

Best,

Simon

SeiTT KudoZ activity Questions: 2692 (4 open) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 1 United Kingdom
Local time: 04:55

English translation:Slowly, gradually

Explanation:
The right term is हौले हौले

Selected response from:

Ramesh Bhatt
Nepal
Local time: 10:40

Grading comment

many thanks very good indeed
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +4

Gently, slowly and steadily, gradually

Quamrul Islam

4 +4

Slowly, gradually

Ramesh Bhatt

5 +2

Softly

Sushan Harshe

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6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

Slowly, gradually

Explanation:
The right term is हौले हौले

Ramesh Bhatt
Nepal
Local time: 10:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Urdu,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

many thanks very good indeed

20 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

हौले-हौले Gently, slowly and steadily, gradually

Explanation:
A bit correction in the spelling: it should be हौले-हौले (haule-haule).
The term is an adverb, used in the duplicated pair, meaning : gently, slowly and steadily, gradually.
Synonyms: धीरे-धीरे (dheerey-dheerey), रफ़्ता-रफ़्ता (rafta-rafta).

Quamrul Islam
Local time: 10:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Bengali,

Urdu
PRO pts in category: 8

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Softly

Explanation:
हौले-हौले itself stands for slowly but not just slow, soft too!

Sushan Harshe
India
Local time: 10:25
Native speaker of:

Hindi

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