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This question was closed without grading. Reason: Other
Jan 7, 2006 13:40
18 yrs ago
English term

castle

English to Hindi Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
can we say 'qilaa'? or should I leave it as it is. any other suggestions?
Proposed translations (Hindi)
4 +7 qilaa
3 +5 Durg
4 +1 Kot/KotlA/Mehal/Garhii/Rajmehal
5 Prasaad/Mahal
4 quila/durg/mahal

Discussion

Shruti Nagar (asker) Jan 8, 2006:
thank you all you all gave so many options that I couldnt grade just one and leave the rest.... so no grading thanks again

Proposed translations

+7
7 mins

qilaa

qilaa (किला) is correct.
Peer comment(s):
agree Arun Singh
7 mins
agree Rajan Chopra
1 hr
agree keshab
3 hrs
agree Seema Ugrankar
9 hrs
agree Balasubramaniam L. : There is a historical novel by Vrindavanlal Varma titled Gad Kundar (गढ़ कुंडार).
12 hrs
agree bhigisha patel
14 hrs
agree Anant Bedarkar : Yes, at first sight--Qilaa
15 hrs
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+5
52 mins

Durg

Just another option!

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Note added at 55 mins (2006-01-07 14:36:41 GMT)
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Found another choice. . Gadh
Peer comment(s):
agree Rajan Chopra
1 hr
Thanks langclinic!
agree Mrudula Tambe : quilla is urdu. Durg is pure hindi and gadh is colloquial
2 hrs
Thanks Mrudula!
agree keshab
2 hrs
Thanks keshab!
agree Balasubramaniam L. : I like Mridula's suggestion of गढ़, though I don't think it is colloquial. In is pure Hindi.
12 hrs
Thanks Balasubramaniam!
agree Anant Bedarkar : These are more of Marathi but in Hindi as well
14 hrs
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+1
1 hr

Kot/KotlA/Mehal/Garhii/Rajmehal

This is in addtion to what has been been suggested above.
Peer comment(s):
neutral Balasubramaniam L. : Some of these mean palaces, though gadi is a good term.
11 hrs
Bala,Thanks for your observation.In fact, castle has many meanings and palace is one of them.Just see:http://poets.notredame.ac.jp/cgi-bin/wn?cmd=wn&word=castle#O... of noun castle. That's why I suggested the same.
agree Anant Bedarkar : Only for Kot
6 days
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15 hrs

quila/durg/mahal

quila is appropriate for total area/building(including construction free area) refered whereas mahal refers to a particular building/construction.
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15 days

Prasaad/Mahal

The residence of a King.
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