Lela

[ lee-luh ]

noun
  1. a female given name.

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How to use Lela in a sentence

  • When she called, Lela answered from the tree and she thought that it was her lover and said “Come down and let us be off.”

    Folklore of the Santal Parganas | Cecil Henry Bompas
  • So Lela started off and when he was gone his wife fell ill, and her body became a mass of sores.

    Folklore of the Santal Parganas | Cecil Henry Bompas
  • Lela said that he would go if the Raja gave him a written bond In the presence of witnesses; and this the Raja willingly did.

    Folklore of the Santal Parganas | Cecil Henry Bompas
  • Lela promised to take her with him, so they cut off the tongue and ears and claws of the Rakhas and returned to the city.

    Folklore of the Santal Parganas | Cecil Henry Bompas
  • When the Dewan heard that Lela had come with a great force he thought that he would loot the country and he ran away in fear.

    Folklore of the Santal Parganas | Cecil Henry Bompas