क़ैदख़ाना

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowing from Classical Persian قیدخانه (qayd-xāna), compound of قید (qayd) +‎ خانه (xāna), the first element from Arabic قَيْد (qayd). Compare Bengali কয়েদখানা (koẏedkhana), Gujarati કેદખાનું (kedkhānũ).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /qɛːd̪.xɑː.nɑː/, [qɛːd̪.xäː.näː], /kɛːd̪.kʰɑː.nɑː/, [kɛːd̪.kʰäː.näː]

Noun

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क़ैदख़ाना (qaidxānām (Urdu spelling قیدخانہ)

  1. prison, jail
    Synonym: कारागार (kārāgār)

Declension

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