گیلا

گیلا

See also: کیلا‎

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*grilla, “wet”). Compare Punjabi گِلّا‎ (gillā) / ਗਿੱਲਾ (gillā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɡiː.lɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː
• Hyphenation: گی‧لا

Adjective

گِیلا • (gīlā) m (Hindi spelling गीला)

1. wet
2. moist; damp

Declension

Declension of گیلا
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	گیلا‎ (gīlā)	گیلے‎ (gīle)		گیلی‎ (gīlī)	گیلی‎ (gīlī)
indirect	گیلے‎ (gīle)	گیلے‎ (gīle)		گیلی‎ (gīlī)	گیلی‎ (gīlī)
vocative	گیلے‎ (gīle)	گیلے‎ (gīle)		گیلی‎ (gīlī)	گیلی‎ (gīlī)

Derived terms

• گیلا کرنا‎ (gīlā karnā)
• گیلاپن‎ (gīlāpan)

References

• “گیلا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “گیلا”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.