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khaya.

A native house or hut.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A native house or hut.

    South-Africa
  2. Servants' quarters separated from the main house.

    South-Africa · broadly
  3. Anyone's house or home.

    South-Africa · slang
Where this word comes from

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

noun
  1. Any tree of the genus Khaya.

Where this word comes from

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

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.