Holla — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɑːlə/

🇬🇧British English

/hˌɛtɹəblˈastɪkli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˌɛtɹəblˈastɪkli/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈɑːlə/.

Examples

his bellow filled the hallway

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bellow holler hollering hollo roaring roar holloa bellowing yowl

Parts of Speech

noun	a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal) “his bellow filled the hallway”

Word Forms

bellow	verb	make a loud noise, as of animal
holler	verb	shout out
hollo	verb	cry hollo
roar	verb	laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
yowl	verb	cry loudly, as of animals

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

salut

un énoncé très fort (comme le bruit d'un animal)

🇪🇸Spanish

hola

una expresión muy fuerte (como el sonido de un animal)

🇮🇹Italian

ciao

un'espressione molto forte (come il verso di un animale)

🇵🇹Portuguese

Olá

uma expressão muito alta (como o som de um animal)

🇷🇺Russian

привет

очень громкое произнесение (например, звук животного)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

याहू

बहुत तेज़ उच्चारण (किसी जानवर की आवाज़ की तरह)

🇧🇩Bengali

হল্লা

একটি খুব জোরে উচ্চারণ (একটি প্রাণীর শব্দের মত)

🇮🇳Tamil

ஹல்லா

மிகவும் உரத்த உச்சரிப்பு (ஒரு விலங்கின் ஒலி போன்றது)

🇮🇳Telugu

హోల్లా

చాలా బిగ్గరగా ఉచ్చారణ (జంతువు శబ్దం లాగా)

🇮🇳Marathi

होल्ला

खूप मोठ्याने उच्चार (प्राण्यांच्या आवाजासारखे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

હોલા

ખૂબ જ જોરથી ઉચ્ચાર (પ્રાણીના અવાજની જેમ)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊಲ್ಲಾ

ಬಹಳ ಜೋರಾಗಿ ಉಚ್ಚಾರಣೆ (ಪ್ರಾಣಿಯ ಶಬ್ದದಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹോള

വളരെ ഉച്ചത്തിലുള്ള ഉച്ചാരണം (ഒരു മൃഗത്തിൻ്റെ ശബ്ദം പോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੋਲਾ

ਇੱਕ ਬਹੁਤ ਉੱਚੀ ਬੋਲ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਇੱਕ ਜਾਨਵਰ ਦੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼)

🇵🇰Urdu

ہولا

ایک بہت اونچی آواز (جیسے جانور کی آواز)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

霍拉

很大声的说话（像动物的声音）

🇯🇵Japanese

やあ

非常に大きな声（動物の鳴き声のような）

🇰🇷Korean

홀라

매우 큰 소리(동물의 소리와 같은)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xin chào

một lời nói rất lớn (như âm thanh của một con vật)

🇹🇭Thai

ฮอลลา

คำพูดที่ดังมาก (เหมือนเสียงสัตว์)

🇮🇩Indonesian

halo

ucapan yang sangat keras (seperti suara binatang)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هولا

كلام بصوت عالٍ جدًا (مثل صوت الحيوان)

🇮🇷Persian

هولا

صدای بسیار بلند (مثل صدای حیوان)

🇹🇷Turkish

selam

çok yüksek sesli bir ifade (bir hayvanın sesi gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

הולה

אמירה רועשת מאוד (כמו קול של חיה)

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