mardana

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noun

A part of a house or palace reserved for men, especially on the Indian subcontinent.

OriginHindi मर्दाना ← Urdu مردانہ ← Persian مردانه →
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Meanings

nounmardana (plural mardanas)

plural mardanas

  1. IslamA part of a house or palace reserved for men, especially on the Indian subcontinent.
  2. IndiaIslamA part of a train reserved for men.

Origin

  1. Persianمردانه
  2. Urduمردانہ
  3. Hindiमर्दाना
  4. Englishmardana

Borrowed from Hindi मर्दाना (mardānā) / Urdu مردانہ (mardāna), from Persian مردانه (mardâne).

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