बन्दीघर

Hindi

Etymology

Compounded from बन्दी (bandī, “captive, prisoner”) + घर (ghar, “house, abode”)

Noun

बन्दीघर • (bandīghar) (gender needed), Urdu spelling بنديگھر

1. prison
2. jail

Synonyms

• कारागार (kārāgār)

References

• John T. Platts, "A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English", URL accessed on 08-20-2012.