હવેલી

Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian حوالی (hawālī, “vicinity, outskirts”), from Arabic حَوَالَيْ (ḥawālay, “around”), with semantic shift in South Asian Persian, probably due to the suburban setting, or alternatively from Arabic حَوَالِي (ḥawālī, “private space”), referring to the nature or function, popularized in Mughal India.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈɦə.ʋeː.li/

Noun

હવેલી • (havelī) f

1. mansion, haveli (a mansion with a central courtyard)
2. manor house
3. small palace or fort

Synonyms

• (mansion, manor): મકાન (makān)