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fīl[the arabacized form of P. pīl; S. पीलु, prob. fr. the Pers.), s.m. An elephant:—fīl-bān, s.m. Elephant keeper; elephant-driver (syn. mahāwat, mahaut):—fīl-pā, or fīl-pāoṅ, adj. & s.m. Having a swelling in the leg, having elephantiasis;—elephantiasis:—fīl-pā`o, s.f. Elephantiasis:—fīl-pāya (or pīl-pāya, vulg. pil pāya), s.m. lit.'Elephant's leg'; a pillar or column; a post:—fīl-ḵẖāna, s.m. Elephanthouse or -shed:—fīl-dandān, s.m. 'Elephant's tooth,' ivory:—fīl-murg̠, 'Elephant-bird,' a turkey (syn. perū):—fīl-nishīn, adj. & s.m. Seated, or riding, on an elephant:—rider on an elephant.
Origin: Persian