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See also: Khaya
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -eɪə
Etymology 1[edit]
From the Nguni group of languages khaya (“home”).
Noun[edit]
khaya (plural khayas)
- (South Africa, strictly) A native house or hut.
- (South Africa, loosely) Servants' quarters separated from the main house.
- (South Africa, slang) Anyone's house or home.
Etymology 2[edit]
Borrowed from Wolof khaye (“African mahogany tree”).
Noun[edit]
khaya (plural khayas)
- Any tree of the genus Khaya.
Anagrams[edit]
Pali[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Alternative forms
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Sanskrit क्षय (kṣaya).
Noun[edit]
khaya m
- decline, decadence
- destruction
- consumption (disease)
Declension[edit]
Declension table of "khaya" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | khayo | khayā |
| Accusative (second) | khayaṃ | khaye |
| Instrumental (third) | khayena | khayehi or khayebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | khayassa or khayāya or khayatthaṃ | khayānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | khayasmā or khayamhā or khayā | khayehi or khayebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | khayassa | khayānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | khayasmiṃ or khayamhi or khaye | khayesu |
| Vocative (calling) | khaya | khayā |
Descendants[edit]
Categories:
- Rhymes:English/eɪə
- Rhymes:English/eɪə/2 syllables
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- South African English
- English slang
- English terms borrowed from Wolof
- English terms derived from Wolof
- English terms derived from Bantu languages
- en:Sapindales order plants
- Pali terms inherited from Sanskrit
- Pali terms derived from Sanskrit
- Pali lemmas
- Pali nouns
- Pali nouns in Latin script
- Pali masculine nouns