കിലേദാർ

Malayalam

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu قلعہ دار (qilā-dār, qile-dār), from Classical Persian قلعه دار (qal'a-dār, “governor of a fort”), the first element from Arabic قَلْعَة (qalʕa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kileːd̪aːr/

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Noun

കിലേദാർ • (kilēdāṟ)

1. fort keeper