zenana

== English == === Alternative forms === zanána, zanana === Etymology === From Hindi ज़नाना (zanānā), Urdu زنانه (zanānah), from Classical Persian زنانه (zanāna, “womanly”), from زن (zan, “woman”). Related to Old English cwene (“woman”). More at quean. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /zəˈnɑːnə/ === Noun === zenana (plural zenanas) (South Asia) Synonym of harem (“area of house or palace for high-caste women or wives of a wealthy man; the women thus kept; the system of segregating women in this way”). (South Asia) Synonym of sissy (“effeminate man”). (South Asia) Synonym of bottom (“passive partner in male homosexual sex”), especially an effeminate one. (South Asia) Synonym of trans woman. ==== See also ==== mardana, zanána-mandli, hijra === Further reading === Zenana on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Zenana in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Persian زنانه (zanâne). === Pronunciation === === Noun === zenana m (plural zenanas) zenana == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French zénana. === Noun === zenana f (plural zenanale) zenana ==== Declension ====