ख़्वाबगाह

Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian خوابگاه (xâbgâh) (through Urdu خواب گاہ (xvāb gāh)). Compare Punjabi ਖ਼ਾਬਗਾਹ (xābgāh) / خواب گاہ (xoāb gāh).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /xʋɑːb.ɡɑːɦ/, [xʋäːb.ɡäːʱ], /kʰʋɑːb.ɡɑːɦ/, [kʰʋäːb.ɡäːʱ]

Noun

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ख़्वाबगाह (xvābgāhf (Urdu spelling خواب گاہ)

  1. bedroom
  2. dormitory
    Synonyms: शयनकक्ष (śayankakṣ), शयनागार (śaynāgār)

Declension

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References

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  • Hardev Bahri (2013) “ख़्वाबगाह”, in राजपाल हिंदी शब्दकोश [rājpāl hindī śabdakoś, Rajpal Hindi Dictionary], Rajpal and Sons, →ISBN