Abridged Amarakośa 2.11

2.11

2:11
gṛhāḥ puṃsi ca bhūmnyeva nikāyyanilayālayāḥ|
vātāyanaṃ gavākṣaḥ syānmaṇḍapo'strī janāśrayaḥ ||

2:11 / and gṛhāḥ in the masculine and plural only, nikāyya, nilaya, and ālaya [mean 'house']. / vātāyana and gavākṣa [mean 'window']; a maṇḍapa (not in the feminine) is a shelter for people.