क़िला
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian قلعه (qal'e), from Arabic قَلْعَة (qalʿa). Compare with Marathi किल्ला (killā).
Noun
क़िला • (qila) m (Urdu spelling قلعہ)
- fort, citadel
- यह क़िला क्या है भूलभुलैयाँ है।
- yah qilā kyā hai bhūlbhulaiyā̃ hai.
- This fort is but a labyrinth.
Synonyms
- कोट (koṭ)
- गढ़ (gaṛh)
- दुर्ग (durg)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “क़िला”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons