Khasi
Americannoun
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Khasis,
plural
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Khasi
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a traditionally matrilineal Indigenous people of Meghalaya in northeastern India, now also residing in Assam and in parts of Bangladesh.
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the Austroasiatic language of the Khasi.
adjective
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Khasi
First recorded in 1780–90; from Khasi, a self-designation
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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.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
The rules of the event are set by the Khasi Hills Archery Sports Institute.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2023
At the opposite end of the technology scale are the sustainable footbridges made by the Khasi people from living, natural resources in the gorges of Meghalaya, north-west India.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 30, 2018
He studied competitiveness in women and girls in two isolated, and wildly different cultures: the patriarchal Maasai tribe of Tanzania, and the matrilineal Khasi tribe in India.
From The Verge ● Aug. 16, 2017
On the Khasi hills, India, 30 inches on each of five successive days were registered.
From Meteorology or Weather Explained by J. G. M'Pherson
Khasis, with the Jaintias and the Garos, are the Indigenous people of the state.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2023
The Wal-Mart spokeswoman said Khasis would be based at the company's headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, reporting to Walmart International's chief executive, Doug McMillon.
From Reuters ● Sep. 8, 2011
Khasis, 45, built up X5 through acquisitions into a Russian market leader with $11 billion in annual sales during five years at the helm.
From Reuters ● Sep. 8, 2011
Khasis confirmed his appointment but declined to give any details about his intended role at the world's biggest retailer.
From Reuters ● Sep. 8, 2011
Among the Khasis he is regarded in the light of a father.
From The Position of Woman in Primitive Society A Study of the Matriarchy by C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine) Hartley
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