stepwell

English

Etymology

step +‎ well

Noun

A stepwell in Rajasthan, India

stepwell (plural stepwells)

1. (India) A well in which the water can be reached by descending a set of steps.

Synonyms

• baoli
• barav
• bawdi
• kalyani
• pushkarani
• vaav

Translations

type of well

• French: bâoli (fr) m
• Gujarati: વાવ f (vāv)
• Hindi: बावड़ी (hi) (bāvṛī), बावली (hi) (bāvlī)
• Hungarian: lépcsős kút
• Italian: pozzo a gradini, baori
• Marathi: बारव (bārav)
• Rajasthani: बावड़ी
• Spanish: pozo escalonado m, baori m