जिल्हा

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ضلع (zil', “side, edge”), from Arabic ضِلْع (ḍilʕ, “side, edge, division”). Compare Hindi ज़िला (zilā) and Nepali जिल्ला (jillā).

Noun

जिल्हा • (jilhā) m

1. district, a subdivision of states in India

References

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