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Meaning of tykhana | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

/taɪˈkɑːnə/

Definitions

An underground chamber in which to keep cool during the heat of the day.

India

Examples

“The ‘basement’ Mr Prashad had saved from destruction seems in fact to have been the largest and best preserved Mughal tykhana to have survived in Delhi up to the present day […].”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

Tykhon tylarus Tylden Tylden South Tyldesley Tyle