Meanings
nounchaikhana (plural chaikhanas)
plural chaikhanas · alternative chaykhana
- A teahouse in parts of Central Asia.
On the other bank, opposite our camp, a chaikhana is set on a pile of shingle.
2013, Lucy Renner Jones, translating Annemarie Schwarzenbach, Death in Persia, Seagull Books 2013, p. 18
Origin
- Classical Persianچایخانه
- Englishchaikhana
Borrowed from Classical Persian چایخانه (čāyxāna).
More words from Classical Persian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French tchaïkhana, chaïkhana
- tchaïkhanateahouse
- chaïkhanateahouse
Persian چایخانه
- چایخانه (čāyxāna)teahouse
Polish czajchana
- czajchanateahouse
Russian чайхана́
- чайхана́ (čajxaná)teahouse
Cite this entry
APA
chaikhana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chaikhana
MLA
“chaikhana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chaikhana. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chaikhana,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chaikhana.
Source: chaikhana on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.