mohalla
/məʊˈhʌlə/noun
उच्चारण मोहल
मोहल्ला
Core word
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[C] Indian English
a neighbourhood or residential area of a town or city
मोहल्ला
- Everyone in the mohalla knew Radhika's family.
- Children from the whole mohalla played cricket in the lane.
- The mohalla gathers every year to celebrate Holi together.
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- Our mohalla has a small park and a tea stall.
- Old residents of the mohalla still remember the floods.
Synonyms neighbourhood locality quarter district colony
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mohalla (countable noun)
A mohalla is a neighbourhood or residential area of a town. The plural is mohallas.
'Mohalla' शहर या कस्बे का आवासीय क्षेत्र है। इसका बहुवचन 'mohallas' है।
- Our mohalla has a small temple and a park.
- The old city has many narrow mohallas.
in / of the mohalla
Use in for location and of for belonging to the area.
स्थान बताने के लिए 'in' और उस क्षेत्र से संबंध बताने के लिए 'of' आता है।
- Everyone in the mohalla knows Radhika's family.
- The children of the mohalla play cricket in the lane.
mohalla + noun
Often combined with committee, clinic, shop, sabha.
प्रायः committee, clinic, shop, sabha के साथ जुड़ता है।
- A mohalla clinic offers free check-ups.
- The mohalla committee met on Sunday.
mohalla (word note)
It is a Hindi-Urdu word used in Indian English. It is written with a small m unless it begins a sentence.
यह हिंदी-उर्दू का शब्द है जो भारतीय अंग्रेज़ी में प्रयुक्त होता है। वाक्य के आरंभ को छोड़कर इसे छोटे m से लिखा जाता है।
- Mohalla life is full of neighbourly help.
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adjective + mohalla
oldcrowdedquietpeacefullocalnarrow
- He grew up in a crowded mohalla in Old Delhi.
verb + mohalla
live invisitcleanbelong toorganise inleave
- We organised a cleanliness drive in the mohalla.
mohalla + noun
cliniccommitteesabhashopfestival
- The mohalla festival brought all neighbours together.
mohalla + preposition
in the mohallaaround the mohallaacross the mohallawithin the mohalla
- News travels fast within the mohalla.
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- Every evening the elders of the mohalla sit outside the tea stall.
हर शाम मोहल्ले के बुज़ुर्ग चाय की दुकान के बाहर बैठते हैं।
- Radhika organised a book exchange in her mohalla.
राधिका ने अपने मोहल्ले में पुस्तकों के आदान-प्रदान का आयोजन किया।
- A mohalla clinic opened near the school last month.
पिछले महीने स्कूल के पास मोहल्ला क्लिनिक खुला।
- During Holi, the whole mohalla celebrates together.
होली पर पूरा मोहल्ला मिलकर उत्सव मनाता है।
- He knows every lane and shop of the mohalla by heart.
उसे मोहल्ले की हर गली और दुकान ज़बानी याद है।
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Mohalla, locality and colony all name a part of a city, but they differ in feel and use.
Mohalla, locality और colony शहर के किसी भाग के नाम हैं, पर भाव और प्रयोग में अंतर है।
A close neighbourhood, usually old and friendly.
पास-पास बसा क्षेत्र, प्रायः पुराना और मेल-जोल वाला।
- She grew up in an old mohalla.
A general word for an area or its surroundings.
किसी क्षेत्र या उसके आसपास के लिए सामान्य शब्द।
- The locality has two schools.
A planned residential area, common in Indian cities.
नियोजित आवासीय क्षेत्र, जो भारतीय शहरों में आम है।
- They live in a government colony.