गीला

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*grilla, “wet”).

Pronunciation edit

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡiː.lɑː/, [ɡiː.läː]
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Adjective edit

गीला • (gīlā) (Urdu spelling گیلا)

wet
मेरे कपड़े गीले हो गये। ― mere kapṛe gīle ho gaye. ― My clothes got wet.
moist, damp
यह गीला बारूद बेकार है। ― yah gīlā bārūd bekār hai. ― This damp gunpowder is useless.

Declension edit

Declension of गीला (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	गीला gīlā	गीले gīle	गीली gīlī	गीली gīlī
oblique	गीले gīle	गीले gīle	गीली gīlī	गीली gīlī
vocative	गीले gīle	गीले gīle	गीली gīlī	गीली gīlī

Synonyms edit

(wet): तर (tar)
(wet): भीगा (bhīgā)
(moist): नम (nam)

Derived terms edit

गीला करना (gīlā karnā)
गीलापन (gīlāpan)

References edit

Bahri, Hardev (1989) “गीला”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

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