কেল্লা

Bengali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian قلعه (qal'a), from Arabic قَلْعَة (qalʕa). Cognate with Hindi क़िला (qilā), Marathi किल्ला (killā), Punjabi ਕਿਲ੍ਹਾ (kilhā).

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /kelːa/, [ˈkelːaˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /kelːa/, [ˈkelːaˑ]
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Noun

কেল্লা • (kella)

  1. fort; fortress
    Synonym: দুর্গ (durgo)
    নিজ ঘর নিজ কেল্লা
    nijo ghor nijo kella
    One’s home is one’s fortress

Derived terms

References
  • Accessible Dictionary, Government of Bangladesh
  • Accessible Dictionary, Government of Bangladesh
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