District in Malayalam
A district is ജില്ല (jilla), the administrative unit Kerala is divided into. Two syllables, jil-la, and every address, news bulletin and government form uses it. Fourteen of them make up the state.
Most common translation
A division consisting of several taluqs, a district.
ഞങ്ങളുടെ ജില്ലയിൽ മഴ കൂടുതലാണ്.
njangalude jillayil mazha kooduthalaanu.
There is more rain in our county.
All Malayalam words for “district”
- ജില്ല (jilla) — A division consisting of several taluqs, a district.
- തുക്കിടി (thukkidi) — District, sub-division, sub- divisional office (r).
- അഗസ്ത്യകുടം (agasthyakudam) — Mountain peak in the sahyan mountains (kanyakumari district).
- ജില്ലാക്കോടതി (jillaakkodathi) — District court.
- താലൂക്ക് (thaalookk) — Taluq or taluk, sub-division of a district.
ജില്ല is the district as an administrative division, താലൂക്ക് (thaalookk) is a smaller sub-division inside it, ജില്ലാക്കോടതി (jillaakkodathi) is the district court, and തുക്കിടി (thukkidi) is an older term for the same unit.
Common questions
How do you say district in Malayalam?
ജില്ല (jilla) is the word for a district.
What is a taluk called?
താലൂക്ക് (thaalookk), the sub-division of a district.