پاخانہ

See also: پا خانہ

Urdu

Alternative forms

پا خانہ (pā-xānā)
پائخانہ (pāixānā)

Etymology

From پا (pā, “foot(rest)”) +‎ خانہ (xāna, “site, house”). Compare Bengali পায়খানা (paẏkhana).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

پاخانہ • (pāxāna) m (Hindi spelling पाख़ाना)

privy, latrine, outhouse, lavatory, toilet
Synonyms: بیت الخلاء (bait-ul-xalā'), سنڈاس (saṇḍās), جائے ضرور (jā-e zarūr), مستراح (mustarāh)
faeces, stool, excrement
Synonyms: براز (barāz), فضلہ (fuzla), گو (gū), ٹٹی (ṭaṭṭī)

References

Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “پا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.

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