Taj Mahal

English

Taj Mahal in 2004.

Etymology

From Hindi ताज महल (tāj mahal), Urdu تاج محل‎ (tāj mahal, “crown of palaces”), from Persian, ultimately from Arabic, corresponding to English taj + mahal.

Pronunciation

(hyperforeign) IPA^(key): /ˌtɑːʒ məˈhɑːl/
IPA^(key): /ˌtɑːdʒ məˈhɑːl/
(South Asia) IPA^(key): /t̪ɑd͡ʒ mɛhɛl̪/, /t̪ɑd͡ʒ mɛhɛl/

The first pronunciation is hyperforeign, but most common.

Proper noun

A monument located in Agra, India, constructed between 1631 and 1654, considered one of the finest examples of Mughal architecture in the world.

Derived terms

Garage Mahal

Translations

monument in India

Arabic: تَاج مَحَل‎ m (tāj maḥal)
Assamese: তাজমহল (tazmohol)
Bengali: তাজ মহল (taj môhôlô)
Burmese: တာ့ဂျ်မဟာရ် (ta.gyma.har)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 泰姬陵 (zh) (Tàijīlíng)
Czech: Tádž Mahal m
Finnish: Taj Mahal
Gujarati: તાજ મહેલ (tāj mahel)
Hebrew: טאג׳ מאהל‎ (taj mahal)
Hindi: ताज महल m (tāj mahal), ताजमहल (hi) m (tājamhal)
Hungarian: Tádzs Mahal (hu)
Japanese: タージ・マハル (Tāji-Maharu)
Kannada: ತಾಜ್ ಮಹಲ್ (tāj mahal)
Khmer: តះម៉ាហាល់ (tah mahal)
Korean: 타지마할 (Tajimahal)
Malayalam: താജ് മഹൽ (tājŭ mahal)
Marathi: ताज महाल m (tāj mahāl)
Persian: تاج‌محل‎ (taj-mahal)
Polish: Tadź Mahal (pl) n, Tadż Mahal n
Portuguese: Taj Mahal m
Punjabi: ਤਾਜ ਮਹਿਲ m (tāj mahil)
Russian: Тадж-Маха́л m (Tadž-Maxál)
Santali: ᱛᱟᱡᱽᱢᱚᱦᱚᱞ
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: Таџ Махал m

Roman: Tadž Mahal m
Sindhi: تاج محل‎
Tamil: தாஜ் மகால் (tāj makāl)
Telugu: తాజ్ మహల్ (te) (tāj mahal)
Turkish: Tac Mahal
Urdu: تاج محل‎ m (tāj mahal)
Uyghur: تاج ماخال‎ (taj maxal)

Further reading

Taj Mahal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi ताज महल (tāj mahal), from Persian ‎ (Tâj Mahal).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtaʒ ma.ˈhaw/

Proper noun

Taj Mahal m

Taj Mahal (monument in India)

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