चिलता

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian چلته (čilta), from Classical Persian چ‍ﮩ‍ل ته (čihal tah, lit. forty-folds; coat for soldiers)

Pronunciation

Noun

चिलता (ciltām (Urdu spelling چلتہ)

  1. A thick reduplicated coat (for soldiers), coat of mail; brigandine
    • Hindī-vīrakāvya meṃ sāmājika jīvana kī abhivyakti, 1974, page 404
      हिम्मत बहादुर विरुदावली में कवि पद्माकर ने चिलता नामक अंग त्राण को असि-प्रहार से काट देने वाले योद्धाओं की सराहना होने का उल्लेख किया है।
      himmat bahādur virudāvlī mẽ kavi padmākar ne ciltā nāmak aṅg trāṇ ko asi-prahār se kāṭ dene vāle yoddhāõ kī sarāhnā hone kā ullekh kiyā hai.
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