Dictionary meanings for halā from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1 A female friend.
2 The earth.
3 Water.
3 Spirituous liquor. ind. A vocative particle used in addressing a female friend; (only in theatrical language); halā śakuṃtale atraiva tāvanmuhūrtaṃ tiṣṭha Ś. 1; cf. haṃḍā also.
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
ind. (in dram.) a vocative particle (used in addressing a female friend who is an equal) Das3ar.; Sa1h. 164276 1293,2 261848
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