Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jail khana

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables: jail khana
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A prison, especially in the Bengal Presidency.

Indian usage

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani جیل خانَہ (jel xāna) / जेल ख़ाना (jel xānā).

Usage

Indian usage

Inflected Forms

jail khanas (plural) jail-khana (alternative)

Questions

What does jail khana mean?: A prison, especially in the Bengal Presidency.
Where does jail khana come from?: Borrowed from Hindustani جیل خانَہ (jel xāna) / जेल ख़ाना (jel xānā).

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