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jharoka

jharoka is the alternative form of jharokha.

Meaning of jharokha

Noun

jharokha (plural jharokhas)

  1. A type of enclosed overhanging balcony in Indian architecture.
    • The gatehouse survives still as a witness to this grandeur: with its Dholpur sandstone façade, its delicate jharokha balconies and its fine fish-tail mouldings it is still a magnificent sight.1993, William Dalrymple, City of Djinns, Penguin, published 2004, page 56

Forms of jharoka

pluraljharokas

Questions about jharoka

What is jharoka the alternative form of?
Jharoka is the alternative form of jharokha.

Words near jharoka in the dictionary

  1. Jharkhand
  2. Jharkhandi
  3. Jharkhandis
  4. jharna
  5. jharnas
  6. jharoka
  7. jharokas
  8. jharokha
  9. jharokhas
  10. Jharsuguda
  11. JHAs

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