Gymkhana

Gymkhana (/ˈdʒɪmˈkɑːnə/) (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.

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.

[2] This element is distinct from the English word gym, short for gymnasium and gymnastics which has Greek and Latin roots.

[3] The second element, khānā has a Persian origin, meaning a home or a compartment.