किल्ला

See also: कल्ल

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit कील (kīl).

Noun

किल्ला • (killā) f (Urdu spelling کلا‎)

nail (fastener)
wedge
peg

Synonyms

कील (kīl)

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian (qal'e), from Arabic قَلْعَة‎ (qalʿa). Compare with Hindi क़िला (qilā).

Noun

किल्ला • (killā) m

fort
castle

References

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

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