khaya

See also: Khaya

English

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -eɪə

Etymology 1

From the Nguni group of languages khaya (“home”).

Noun

khaya (plural khayas)

  1. (South Africa, strictly) A native house or hut.
  2. (South Africa, loosely) Servants' quarters separated from the main house.
  3. (South Africa, slang) Anyone's house or home.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Wolof khaye (“African mahogany tree”).

Noun

khaya (plural khayas)

  1. Any tree of the genus Khaya.

Anagrams

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀔𑀬 (Brahmi script)
  • खय (Devanagari script)
  • খয (Bengali script)
  • ඛය (Sinhalese script)
  • ခယ or ၶယ (Burmese script)
  • ขย or ขะยะ (Thai script)
  • ᨡᨿ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຂຍ or ຂະຍະ or ຂະຢະ (Lao script)
  • ខយ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄈𑄠 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit क्षय (kṣaya).

Noun

khaya m

  1. decline, decadence
  2. destruction
  3. consumption (disease)

Declension
Declension table of "khaya" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)khayokhayā
Accusative (second)khayaṃkhaye
Instrumental (third)khayenakhayehi or khayebhi
Dative (fourth)khayassa or khayāya or khayatthaṃkhayānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)khayasmā or khayamhā or khayākhayehi or khayebhi
Genitive (sixth)khayassakhayānaṃ
Locative (seventh)khayasmiṃ or khayamhi or khayekhayesu
Vocative (calling)khayakhayā

Descendants
  • → Lao: ຂຍະ (kha nya, “rubbish”)
  • → Tamil: கயம் (kayam)
  • → Thai: ขยะ (kà-yà, “rubbish”)
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