ਜੇਲ੍ਹ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from English jail.

Noun

ਜੇਲ੍ਹ • (jelh) f

1. jail
2. prison

Synonyms

• ਕੈਦਖਾਨਾ (kaidkhānā), ਕੈਦਖ਼ਾਨਾ (kaidxānā)
• ਬੰਦੀਖਾਨਾ (bandīkhānā), ਬੰਦੀਖ਼ਾਨਾ (bandīxānā)

Related terms

• ਜੇਲ੍ਹਰ m (jelhar, “jailer”)

Further reading

• “ਜੇਲ੍ਹ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024