क़िला

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian قلعه (qal'a), from Arabic قَلْعَة (qalʕa). Compare with Bengali কেল্লা (kella), Marathi किल्ला (killā), Punjabi ਕਿਲ੍ਹਾ (kilhā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /qɪ.lɑː/, [qɪ.läː], /kɪ.lɑː/, [kɪ.läː]

Noun

क़िला • (qilā) m (Urdu spelling قلعہ)

  1. fort, citadel
    यह क़िला क्या है भूलभुलैयाँ है।
    yah qilā kyā hai bhūlbhulaiyā̃ hai.
    This fort is but a labyrinth.

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References

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “क़िला”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
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