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jharokha

jharokha noun: a type of enclosed overhanging balcony in Indian architecture.

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
    • In Dhaka, Islam Khan built a scaled-down replica of Jahangir's imperial court, complete with a jharokhā.1996, Richard Maxwell Eaton, The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760, page 160

Forms of jharokha

pluraljharokhas
alternative formjharoka

Origin of jharokha

Borrowed from Hindi झरोखा (jharokhā).

Questions about jharokha

What does jharokha mean?
Jharokha means a type of enclosed overhanging balcony in Indian architecture.
What part of speech is jharokha?
Jharokha is a noun.
What is the plural of jharokha?
The plural of jharokha is jharokhas.

Words near jharokha in the dictionary

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

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