जिल्हा

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ضلع‎ (zel, “side, edge”), from Arabic ضِلْع‎ (ḍilʿ, “side, edge, division”). Compare Hindi ज़िला (zilā) and Nepali जिल्ला (jillā).

Noun

जिल्हा • (jilhā) m

  1. district, a subdivision of states in India

References
  • Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “जिल्हा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “जिल्हा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
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