English Explanatory Dictionary

mahal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A summerhouse.
  2. Private lodgings.
  3. A territorial division of pre-independence India.
  4. A division of a farm.
  5. A division of a hunting preserve.
name
  1. The Dhivehi language

Pronunciation

/məˈhəl/ [mɛ.ɦɛl] /məˈhɑːl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mahal.wav

Word forms

mahal mahals mahaul mehal mehaul

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi महल (mahal), from Arabic مَحَلّ (maḥall, “place”).

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