Osari - Osari

Japanese: オサリ - おさり
Osari - Osari

...In northern India, although not as widely as in Islamic societies, the principle of gender segregation is observed, with the darwaza being the domain of men, and the angan and andarat being the domain of women. The darwaza is the room at the entrance, and the attached veranda, called the osari, is where men rest during the day and where they put their beds on hot nights. The angan is a rectangular courtyard that contains a Hindu shrine and a well, and in some areas where livestock are kept.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Osari" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…北インドでは一般にイスラム社会ほどではないが男女の隔離が原則とされ,ダルワザが男の領域,アンガンとアンダラートが女の領域になる。ダルワザは入口部分の部屋で,これに付属する〈オサリ〉と呼ばれるベランダは男たちが日中に憩う場所で,暑い夜はベッドをここに置く。アンガンは矩形の中庭で,ヒンドゥーの祠や井戸があり,地方によっては家畜がここに入る。…

※「オサリ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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