किल्ला

See also: कल्ल

Hindi

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sanskrit कील (kīl).

Noun

किल्ला • (killā) f (Urdu spelling کلا)

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

Synonyms

• कील (kīl)

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Marathi

Etymology

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

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