name
Meaning 1
The Dhivehi language
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
mahal
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Sound
Pronunciation
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South-Asia: /məˈhəl/
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South-Asia: [mɛ.ɦɛl]
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Received-Pronunciation: /məˈhɑːl/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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CMU ARPABET: M AH0 HH AA1 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A summerhouse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India
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noun
Meaning 3
Private lodgings.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India
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noun
Meaning 4
A territorial division of pre-independence India.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, historical
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noun
Meaning 5
A division of a farm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India
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noun
Meaning 6
A division of a hunting preserve.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi महल (mahal), from Arabic مَحَلّ (maḥall, “place”).
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