solah

English

Etymology

From Urdu سلا (solā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsəʊlə/

Noun

solah (countable and uncountable, plural solahs)

1. Alternative form of shola (“the plant Aeschynomene aspera”).
   • 1888, Rudyard Kipling, “The Arrest of Lieutenant Golightly”, in Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio, published 2005, page 93:

     he descended in a new khaki suit—tight fitting—of a delicate olive-green; a peacock-blue tie, white collar, and a snowy white solah helmet.

Anagrams

• HALOs, LOHAS, Sohal, halos, shoal, shola