किल्ला

See also: कल्ल

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कील (kīla).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

किल्ला • (killā) f (Urdu spelling کلا)

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

Declension

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

Declension of किल्ला (fem ā-stem)

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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Noun

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