khaya
See also: Khaya
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪə
Etymology 1
From the Nguni group of languages khaya (“home”)
Noun
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
Borrowed from Wolof khaye (“African mahogany tree”).
Noun
khaya (plural khayas)
- Any tree of the genus Khaya.
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Pali
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Etymology
Noun
khaya m
- decline, decadence
- destruction
- consumption (disease)
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- Rhymes:English/eɪə
- 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 derived from Sanskrit
- Pali lemmas
- Pali nouns
- Pali nouns in Latin script
- Pali masculine nouns