Khasi

[ kah-see ]

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noun

plural Khasis (especially collectively) Khasi

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

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This sacred space is in the village of Mawphlang, nestled in the verdant Khasi Hills in the northeast Indian state of Meghalaya, whose name means “abode of clouds.”

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They follow the pantheistic Seng Khasi religion, which holds that God exists in everyone and everything.

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Some sacred forests also serve as ancestral burial sites, said Hamphrey Lyngdoh Ryntathiang, the chief caretaker of one such forest in Khasi Hills.

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He practices the Khasi faith and his wife is Christian.

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The rules of the event are set by the Khasi Hills Archery Sports Institute.

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Khartoum North Khaskovo

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