گیلا

See also: کیلا

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*grilla, “wet”). Compare Punjabi گِلّا (gillā) / ਗਿੱਲਾ (gillā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɡiː.lɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː
• Hyphenation: گی‧لا

Adjective

گِیلا • (gīlā) (Hindi spelling गीला)

1. wet
2. moist; damp

Declension

Declension of گیلا

	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	گِیلا (gīlā)	گِیلے (gīle)		گِیلی (gīlī)	گِیلی (gīlī)
indirect	گِیلے (gīle)	گِیلے (gīle)		گِیلی (gīlī)	گِیلی (gīlī)

Derived terms

• گیلا کرنا (gīlā karnā)
• گیلاپن (gīlāpan)

References

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