ZENANA

Etymology

Noun

zenana (plural zenanas)

A harem on the Indian subcontinent; a part of the house reserved for high-caste women; a system of segregating women into harems.

An effeminate or crossdressing male in northern India or Pakistan. (Also spelled zanána.)

Source: Wiktionary


Ze*na"na, n. Etym: [Hind. zenana, zanana, fr. Per. zanana, fr. zan woman; akin to E. queen.]

Definition: The part of a dwelling appropriated to women. [India]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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