Vocabulary

ਕੀਲਾ
keela
1

nail, spike, stake. 'Keela kadhna' (to drive a nail) means to stake a claim, to dominate, to establish unshakeable control.

noun
In this song
Top Fella · Karan Aujla
Verse 2
ਵੈਰ ਦੀ ਹਿੱਕ ਤੇ ਕੀਲਾ ਕੱਢ ਤਾ ਨੀ ਹਿੱਕ ਵਾਹ ਤੀ ਏਹਨੇ
vair di hikk te keela kadd ta ni hikk vaah ti ehne
Drove a stake through the enemy's chest, plowed straight through them
2

nail, spike; in the idiom 'dhaun vich keela,' it represents pride so embedded in a person that bowing becomes physically impossible

noun
In this song
P-POP CULTURE · Karan Aujla
Verse 1
ਜਿਹਦੀ ਧੌਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀਲਾ, ਓਹ ਝੁਕਦਾ ਨੀ ਹੁੰਦਾ
jihdi dhaun vicch keela, oh jhukda ni hunda
A man with a spike in his neck never bows