'Henvaanaa'...do you know what it is?

[KKF]

hi,

this word is extensively used in rural India and i think it is also used in rural Pakistan as well…

…do you know what a ‘Henvaanaa’ is?

shabbaash, jaldi jaldi bataao…good luck N happy maGhaz-maaring!

TC

[TS]

Re: ‘Henvaanaa’…do you know what it is?

You are thinking Watermelon.

In Punjabi, I have heard dvaanRa or hadvaanRa.

Tarbooz for us Urdu speakers.

If you are not thinking of Watermelon, you are probably talking about the miracle medicinal plant, Moringa (Svanjhnaa in Hindustani).

[KKF]

Re: 'Henvaanaa'...do you know what it is?

i've recorded your answer. wait for the correct answer. :) thankoo

[queer]

Re: 'Henvaanaa'...do you know what it is?

is it a noun or a verb?

[KKF]

Re: 'Henvaanaa'...do you know what it is?

is it a noun or a verb?

noun. :)

[Howzat_1]

Re: ‘Henvaanaa’…do you know what it is?

@TS

You are thinking Watermelon.

In Punjabi, I have heard dvaanRa or hadvaanRa.

Tarbooz for us Urdu speakers.

If you are not thinking of Watermelon, you are probably talking about the miracle medicinal plant, Moringa (Svanjhnaa in Hindustani).

In Punjab, only Dhawna and Handwana, from where you add R

[TS]

Re: 'Henvaanaa'...do you know what it is?

It's the hard N and R mix sound. :)

[KKF]

Re: 'Henvaanaa'...do you know what it is?

yeah, hinvana or henvaanaa is another name for tarbooz [watermelon]. it's a Hindi word for tarbooz.

[Silaaj]

Re: 'Henvaanaa'...do you know what it is?

yeah, hinvana or henvaanaa is another name for tarbooz [watermelon]. it's a Hindi word for tarbooz.

I always thought it to be a punjabi word. At least in Pakistan it is.

[KKF]

Re: 'Henvaanaa'...do you know what it is?

@Silaaj

I always thought it to be a punjabi word. At least in Pakistan it is.

it is probably borrowed from Hindi because in our area, where Punjabi is not one of the languages spoken, the rural folks [me included] call it Henvaanaa while city folks call it tarbooz.