khaya

Meaning

Noun

  • A native house or hut.
  • Servants' quarters separated from the main house.
  • Anyone's house or home.
  • Any tree of the genus Khaya.

Origin

  • From the Nguni group of languages khaya.
  • Borrowed from Wolof khaye ("African mahogany tree").

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