xona

Xona is a word in Uzbek that means a room or chamber within a building. In Uzbek, it is written as xona in the Latin alphabet and as xona in everyday use; in the traditional Cyrillic script it appears as хонa. The term denotes a discrete interior space, such as a bedroom, living room, or study, depending on context, and it functions as a basic architectural unit in descriptions of houses and buildings.

The word belongs to the Turkic language context and is the standard Uzbek term for a room. It is related to cognate terms in related languages and shares a semantic link with the Persian word khaneh, meaning house, reflecting a broader historical connection among dwelling spaces in the region.

In daily Uzbek, xona appears in many compound forms to name specific rooms or areas. A common example is mehmonxona, meaning living room or reception hall. Other compounds describe spaces connected with domestic life or work, illustrating how xona functions as a productive building block in the language.

In some contexts, Xona may appear as a proper noun in Turkic-speaking regions, used as a place name or surname. Such uses are separate from the ordinary noun meaning room.