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Pronunciation / Transliteration: jel ka kaksh
"कैदी ने जेल के कक्ष में कई साल बिताए।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small room in a prison where a prisoner is kept.
"The inmate spent years in a solitary prison cell, reflecting on his past." - 2
A compartment or enclosure used for confinement, often in a larger facility.
"The prison's new design included more humane prison cells with better ventilation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'prison', derived from the Old French 'prison' (ultimately from Latin 'prensio', meaning a seizing or arresting), and 'cell', from the Latin 'cella', meaning a small room or hut. Historically, it evolved to designate the specific, highly secure partitioned enclosure where a prisoner is confined within a correctional facility.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Prison cell" is said worldwide
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cellule de prison
Transliteration: sel-yool duh pree-zon
"Le prisonnier a passé des années dans une cellule de prison."
Gefängniszelle
Transliteration: geh-feng-nis-tsel-le
"Der Insasse verbrachte Jahre in einer Gefängniszelle."
cellula di prigione
Transliteration: chel-lu-la dee pree-jo-ne
"Il detenuto ha trascorso anni in una cellula di prigione."
celda de prisión
Transliteration: sel-da de pree-syon
"El prisionero pasó años en una celda de prisión."
cela de prisão
Transliteration: se-la de pree-zão
"O prisioneiro passou anos em uma cela de prisão."
जेल का कक्ष
Transliteration: jel ka kaksh
"कैदी ने जेल के कक्ष में कई साल बिताए।"
监狱单元
Transliteration: jiān yù dān yuán
"囚犯在监狱单元里度过了多年。"
교도소 세포
Transliteration: gyo-do-so se-po
"수감자는 교도소 세포에서 여러 해를 보냈습니다."
刑務所の独房
Transliteration: keimusho no dokubō
"囚人は刑務所の独房で何年も過ごしました。"
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