ਜੇਲ੍ਹ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from English jail.

Noun

ਜੇਲ੍ਹ • (jelh) f

jail
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

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