tykhana

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/taɪˈkɑːnə/

noun

An underground chamber in which to keep cool during the heat of the day.

OriginUrdu تہ خانہ →
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Meanings

nountykhana (plural tykhanas)

plural tykhanas

  1. IndiaAn underground chamber in which to keep cool during the heat of the day.

    The ‘basement’ Mr Prashad had saved from destruction seems in fact to have been the largest and best preserved Mughal tykhana to have survived in Delhi up to the present day […].

    1993, William Dalrymple, City of Djinns, Penguin, published 2004, page 125

Origin

  1. Urduتہ خانہ
  2. Englishtykhana

From Urdu تہ خانہ (teh xānā).

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

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Chicago

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