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Gymkhana ((ヒンディー語:जिमख़ाना), (ベンガル語:জিমখানা), (ウルドゥー語:جِمخانہ), (シンド語:جمخانه)) is an Indian term which originally referred to a place of assembly. The meaning then altered to denote a place where skill-based contests were held. "Gymkhana" is an Anglo-Indian expression, which is derived from the Persian word "''Jamat-khana''". Most gymkhanas have a Gymkhana Club associated with them, a term coined during British Raj for gentlemen's club. In India, the term gymkhana is commonly used to refer to a gymnasium. 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. In English-speaking countries, a gymkhana refers to a multi-game equestrian event performed to display the training and talents of horses and their riders. The plot of the children's story "The Mystery of the Invisible Thief" by Enid Blyton begins at a gymkhana held at an English village, testifying to its being a common institution in English society at the time of writing (the 1940s). The term is also used as the name of a timed automotive obstacle course, see Gymkhana (motorsport) and Gymkhana (motorcycle). ==Etymology== The first element of ''gymkhana'' comes from ''gend'' meaning ''ball'' in Hindi/Hindustani/Khariboli. This element is distinct from English word ''gym'', short for ''gymnasium'' and ''gymnastics'' which has Greek and Latin roots.〔Oxford Dictionaries (Gymnasium etymology )〕 The second element, ''khānā'' is Indo-Aryan (ख़ाना) for place or compartment and Persian (خانه) term for ''dwelling, house''.〔From ''Loghat'nāmeh-ye'' Dehkhoda, Third Edition (Tehran University Press, 2006), quoted from ''Borhān-e Ghāte' '' by Dr Mohammad Moin.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gymkhana」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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