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Khasi
[ kah-see ]
noun
, plural Kha·sis (especially collectively) Kha·si
- a traditionally matrilineal Indigenous people of Meghalaya in northeastern India, now also residing in Assam and in parts of Bangladesh.
- the Austroasiatic language of the Khasi.
adjective
- of or relating to the Khasi or their language.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Khasi1
First recorded in 1780–90; from Khasi, a self-designation
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Example Sentences
But in Himri was destined to terminate the brief career of glory run by Khasi-Mollah.
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The dinner consisted of fermented Khasi beans, known as ktung rymbai, from which the strong smell emanated.
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On the Khasi hills, at an elevation of about 4500 ft., the average of ten years is more than 550 in.
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But these latter are rather prolongations of spurs from the Khasi chain than isolated groups belonging to the plains.
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Again, along the southern edge of the Garo and Khasi hills, landslips were unusually prevalent.
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