4-578: Gymkhana Club is the club or gentleman's club associated with gymkhana , a British-colonial term for sports club ; many are called simply Gymkhana in short. Bombay Gymkhana Colombo Gymkhana Club Delhi Gymkhana Gymkhana Club, Chennai Hindu Gymkhana (disambiguation) Islam Gymkhana, Mumbai Jamalpur Gymkhana Jorhat Gymkhana Club Karachi Gymkhana Club Lahore Gymkhana Club Nairobi Gymkhana Club Parsi Gymkhana, Marine Drive Poona Gymkhana Ground Topics referred to by
8-802: Is an Anglo-Indian expression, which is derived from the Persian word " Jamat-khana ". Most gymkhanas have a Gymkhana Club associated with them, a term coined during the British Raj for gentlemen's club . More generally, gymkhana refers to a social and sporting club in the Indian subcontinent , and in other Asian countries including Malaysia, Thailand, Burma, and Singapore, as well as in East Africa. The first element of Gymkhana comes from gend meaning ball in Hindi/Hindustani/Khariboli . This element
12-444: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Gymkhana Gymkhana ( / ˈ dʒ ɪ m ˈ k ɑː n ə / ) ( Urdu : جِم خانہ , Sindhi : جمخانه , Hindi : जिमख़ाना , Assamese : জিমখানা , Bengali : জিমখানা ) is a British Raj term which originally referred to a place of assembly. The meaning then altered to denote a place where skill-based contests were held. "Gymkhana"
16-423: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Gymkhana Club . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gymkhana_Club&oldid=1195817262 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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