تہہ خانہ

Urdu

Etymology

From تہہ (tah, “below”) +‎ خانہ (xānah, “area”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t̪əɦ xɑː.nɑː/

Noun

تَہہ خانَہ • (tah xānah) m (Hindi spelling तहख़ाना)

1. basement
2. cellar, underground chamber

Descendants

• → English: tahkhana (“underground room”)

References

• “تہہ+خانہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “تہہ+خانہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.