پاخانہ

See also: پا خانہ

Urdu

Alternative forms

• پا خانہ (pā-xānā)
• پائخانہ (pāixānā)

Etymology

From پا (pā, “foot”) +‎ خانہ (xāna, “house”). Compare Bengali পায়খানা (paẏkhana).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /pɑː.xɑː.nɑː/

Noun

پاخانہ • (pāxāna) m (Hindi spelling पाख़ाना)

1. lavatory, toilet

   Synonym: بیت الخلاء (bait-ul-xalā')

2. faeces, stool, excrement

References

• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “پا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.