Taj Mahal

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

The first pronunciation is hyperforeign, but most common.

Proper noun

the Taj Mahal

A monument 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 mohol)
Burmese: တာ့ဂျ်မဟာရ် (ta.gyma.har)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 泰姬陵 (zh) (Tàijīlíng)
Czech: Tádž Mahal m
Finnish: Taj Mahal
Galician: Taj Mahal
German: Taj Mahal (de) m, Tadsch Mahal m
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 (tâj-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
Tajik: Тоҷмаҳал (Tojmahal)
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/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtaʒ ma.ˈhal/, /ˈtaʒ ma.ˈal/

Proper noun

o Taj Mahal m

Taj Mahal (a monument in Agra, India, constructed between 1631 and 1654, considered one of the finest examples of Mughal architecture in the world)