কেল্লা

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Bengali[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian قلعه (qal'a), from Arabic قَلْعَة (qalʕa). Cognate with Hindi क़िला (qilā), Marathi किल्ला (killā), Punjabi ਕਿਲ੍ਹਾ (kilhā).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /kelːa/, [ˈkelːaˑ]
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Noun[edit]

কেল্লা • (kella)

  1. fort; fortress
    Synonym: দুর্গ (durgo)
    নিজ ঘর নিজ কেল্লা
    nijo ghor nijo kella
    One’s home is one’s fortress

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References[edit]

  • Accessible Dictionary, [1] Government of Bangladesh
  • Accessible Dictionary, [2] Government of Bangladesh
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