mahal
nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//məˈhɑːl//
- //məˈhəl//
- /[mɛ.ɦɛl]/
A summerhouse.
noun
- 1
A summerhouse.
- 2
Private lodgings.
- 3
historicalA territorial division of pre-independence India.
- 4
A division of a farm.
- 5
A division of a hunting preserve.
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi महल (mahal), from Arabic مَحَلّ (maḥall, “place”).
Forms
- plural
- mahals