Word history
Wiktionary records ਭੱਲਾ (bhallā) as a Punjabi surname. The etymology traces the word to Prakrit bhalla and supplies good, best or auspicious as its senses. The doubled l remains visible in the conventional Latin spelling Bhalla. ਭੱਲਾ is the cited Punjabi form. These adjective senses concern the older word’s meaning; they do not describe the behaviour or prospects of a particular individual.
Sources: Wiktionary contributors · Punjabi entry, etymology and surname sense
Literal dictionary sense
bhallā: Good, auspicious.
Wiktionary contributors · Punjabi entry, etymology and surname sense
Native-script forms
Sources and attribution
- Wiktionary contributors · Punjabi entry, etymology and surname sense
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