जिल्हा
Marathi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian ضلع (zil', “side, edge”), from Arabic ضِلْع (ḍilʕ, “side, edge, division”). Compare Hindi ज़िला (zilā) and Nepali जिल्ला (jillā).
Noun edit
जिल्हा • (jilhā) m
- district, a subdivision of states in India
References edit
- Berntsen, Maxine, “जिल्हा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जिल्हा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press