zenana


ze·na·na

also za·na·na Z0003000 (zə-nä′nə)n. The part of a house reserved for the women of the household in South Asia.
[Hindi zenāna, from Persian, from zan, woman; see gwen- in Indo-European roots.]

zenana

(zɛˈnɑːnə) n (Anthropology & Ethnology) (in the East, esp in Muslim and Hindu homes) part of a house reserved for the women and girls of a household[C18: from Hindi zanāna, from Persian, from zan woman]

ze•na•na

(zɛˈnɑ nə)

n., pl. -nas. (in India) 1. the part of the house in which the women and girls of a family are secluded. 2. its occupants collectively. [1755–65; < Hindi < Persian zanāna, female, of women, adj. derivative of zan woman, c. Skt jani; see quean]
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zenana