किल्ला

See also: कल्ल

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कील (kīla).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kɪl.lɑː/, [kɪl.läː]

Nomen

किल्ला • (killā) f (Urdu spelling کلا)

1. nail (fastener)
2. wedge
3. peg

Declension

Declension of किल्ला (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	किल्ला killā	किल्लाएँ killāẽ
oblique	किल्ला killā	किल्लाओं killāõ
vocative	किल्ला killā	किल्लाओ killāo

Synonyms

• कील (kīl)

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian قلعه (qal'a), from Arabic قَلْعَة (qalʕa). Compare with Hindi क़िला (qilā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kil.la/

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Nomen

किल्ला • (killā) m

1. fort
2. castle

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “किल्ला”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press