वेश्यालय veśhyālay

Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.

How to read the transliteration

This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

A few reading pointers:

  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

sa · n. · m.

Earlier definition

Definition

'abode of the prostitute'. Brothel.
(Bābā) Iron age.

Usual translation

  1. brothel

Origin of the definition

आलय ālaya a:lay (nm) an abode; a dwelling place; a receptacle; asylum.

Vaishalaya. Brothel, iron age.

वेश्या vēśhyā (sanskrit)

Prostitute.

वेश्यालय vēśyālaya veshshya:lay (nm) a brothel.

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Created
Saturday 25 April 2020
Updated
Friday 19 April 2024