tahkhana

T1A1H4K5H4A1N1A1

noun

An underground room.

Originpnb تہہ خانہ ← Hindi तहख़ाना →
Scrabble 18
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nountahkhana (plural tahkhanas)

plural tahkhanas · alternative taikhana

  1. IndiaAn underground room.

Origin

  1. Hindiतहख़ाना
  2. pnbتہہ خانہ“basement; cellar”
  3. Englishtahkhana

From Western Punjabi تہہ خانہ (th xānh, “basement; cellar”) / Hindi तहख़ाना (tahkhana).

More words from pnb, Hindi

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

thanakha
Cite this entry
APA

tahkhana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tahkhana

MLA

“tahkhana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tahkhana. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tahkhana,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tahkhana.

Source: tahkhana on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.