کیلا

See also: گیلا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑁂𑀮 (kela), from Sanskrit कदल (kadala).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /keː.läː/
• Rhymes: -äː

Noun

کیْلا • (kelā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਕੇਲਾ)

1. banana

Declension

Declension of کیلا

	singular	plural
direct	کیْلاا	کیْلاے (kelāe)
oblique	کیْلاے (kelāe)	کیْلایْاں (kelāyāṉ)
vocative	کیْلایْا (kelāyā)	کیْلایو (kelāyv)
ablative	کیْلایوں (kelāyvṉ)	کیْلایْاں (kelāyāṉ)
locative	–	کیْلاِیں (kelīyṉ)
instrumental	کیْلاے (kelāe)	–

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kadala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 136

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कदल (kadala).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /keː.lɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

کیلا • (kelā) m (Hindi spelling केला)

1. banana
2. plantain

Declension

Declension of کیلا

	singular	plural
direct	کیلا (kelā)	کیلے (kele)
oblique	کیلے (kele)	کیلوں (kelõ)
vocative	کیلے (kele)	کیلو (kelo)

Descendants

• → Pashto: کېله
• → Persian:

  Dari: کیله (kēla)

References

• “کیلا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “کیلا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.