Asylum
nOne word substitutionSSC PYQ × 5/əsˈaɪləm/ · असाइलम
An institution for the care of people who are mentally ill/A place of refuge
शरण, या मानसिक रोगियों का अस्पताल
He sought political asylum in another country.
The old asylum building is now a museum.
Daily use: Asylum maanga tha usne.
A-SY-lum में ‘आसरा’ सुनिए। Asylum वह सुरक्षित जगह है जहाँ से किसी को छीना न जा सके — political asylum शरणार्थी को आसरा देता है, और पुराने ज़माने का asylum मानसिक रोगियों का घर होता था।
Hear ‘aasra’ (shelter) in A-SY-lum. An asylum is a safe place from which no one can drag you away: political asylum gives a refugee shelter, and an old-fashioned asylum was a home for the mentally ill.
दोनों sense पूछे जाते हैं: ‘institution for mentally ill’ और ‘place of refuge’। Synonym refuge, sanctuary, shelter; इसे माँगने वाला refugee।
Both senses are asked: ‘an institution for the mentally ill’ and ‘a place of refuge’. Refuge, sanctuary and shelter are synonyms; refugee is the person who seeks it.