"mahal" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /məˈhɑːl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mahal.wav [Southern-England] Forms: mahals [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːl Etymology: From Hindi महल (mahal), from Arabic مَحَلّ (maḥall, “place”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hi|महल}} Hindi महल (mahal), {{der|en|ar|مَحَلّ||place}} Arabic مَحَلّ (maḥall, “place”), {{root|en|ar|ح ل ل}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} mahal (plural mahals)
  1. A summerhouse. Tags: India
    Sense id: en-mahal-en-noun-vKLPcU9B
  2. Private lodgings. Tags: India
    Sense id: en-mahal-en-noun-v3IqS75V
  3. (historical) A territorial division of pre-independence India. Tags: India, historical
    Sense id: en-mahal-en-noun-IW7bWZKB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Indian English Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 30 62 1 6 Disambiguation of Indian English: 11 21 41 11 17
  4. A division of a farm. Tags: India
    Sense id: en-mahal-en-noun-YOt~fHL-
  5. A division of a hunting preserve. Tags: India
    Sense id: en-mahal-en-noun-vD21tPLI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mahaul, mehal, mehaul [archaic]

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