गीला
gīlā/ɡiː.lɑː/
The Hindi word for wet is गीला (gīlā). It describes something covered with or soaked in liquid, such as clothes or hair.
Use गीला for anything that has water or another liquid on it or in it. To say something got wet, Hindi uses it with a verb meaning to become, as in my clothes got wet.
Meaning: of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid (adj)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
गीला is an adjective that agrees with its noun. It becomes गीली with a feminine noun and गीले with masculine plural nouns. To say to make something wet, use the verb phrase गीला करना.
How do you pronounce it?
Say it as gīlā, IPA /ɡiː.lɑː/, in two syllables, with a hard g and two long vowels.
Did you know?
- While गीला is the standard word for 'wet', poets often use नम ('nam') to describe a heart that is 'moist' with emotion or sorrow.
- In some regional dialects, गीला describes a leaf or plant that is 'tender' or 'fresh', even if it is not literally covered in water.
- The word गीला descends from the Prakrit word gilla, but its original root before that remains an unsolved mystery to linguists.
Examples in context
- मेरे कपड़े गीले हो गये।My clothes got wet.गीले is plural here to agree with कपड़े, clothes.
- क्योंकि वह गंदा और गीला है।Because he is dirty and wet.गीला describes a person in this sentence, together with गंदा, dirty.Tatoeba #3648886 by sabretou, translation #434312 by lukaszpp
- वह मैदान में बारिश में बहुत भीगा हुआ था।He was thoroughly wet in the rain on the field.
- कृपया गीली जगह पर कदापि न चलें।Please do not walk on wet surfaces.
- यह तौलिया बहुत गीला है।yah tauliya bahut geela hai.This towel is very wet.
Example conversation
Pooja and Aditya are in the kitchen after cleaning.
- पूजा Poojaआदित्य, क्या यह फर्श गीला है?Aditya, kya yeh farsh geela hai?Aditya, is this floor wet?
- आदित्य Adityaहाँ, पूजा, यह अभी गीला है।Haan, Pooja, yeh abhi geela hai.Yes, Pooja, it is wet right now.
- पूजा Poojaठीक है, मैं संभल कर चलूँगी।Thik hai, main sambhal kar chalungi.Okay, I will walk carefully.
- आदित्य Adityaसावधान रहना, वह बहुत फिसलन भरा है।Savdhan rehna, vah bahut phislan bhara hai.Be careful, it is very slippery.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “wet” translations and entries गीला, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries गीला, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0, Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
