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‖ tykhana E. Ind.|taɪˈkɑːnə|
[ad. Urdū (Pers.) tahkhāna nether house.]
In India, an underground chamber to which to retire during the heat of the day.
1859Lang Wand. India 196 These walls are those of the ty-khana—a vault beneath the dwelling from which the light is excluded. 1862Beveridge Hist. India III. ix. iv. 629 Their families found good shelter in the tykhanas, or under⁓ground rooms. 1913Blackw. Mag. May 687/2 Almost under our feet are the tykhanas. |