khansamah

[ kahn-suh-mah ]

/ ˈkɑn səˌmɑ /

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noun Indian English.

a house steward or butler.

a male servant.

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Origin of khansamah

First recorded in 1635–45; from Hindi khānsāmā,̃ from Persian khānsāmān, equivalent to khān “master” + sāmān “stores”

Words nearby khansamah

khanda, khanga, Khania, khanjar, Khanka, khansamah, Khanty, khapra beetle, kharif, Kharijite, Kharkiv

How to use khansamah in a sentence

The Alipur bungalow boasted a khansamah, or butler, who was able to furnish us with meals.
Life in an Indian Outpost|Gordon Casserly
Fancy that little featherweight saying, "O khansamah jee" to my bloodthirsty Mir Khan!
The Story of the Gadsby|Rudyard Kipling
If I had encouraged him the khansamah would have wandered all through Bengal with his corpse.
The Lock And Key Library|Various
He readily assented, remarking that his khansamah should have orders to combine culinary operations with mine.
The Diary of a Hunter from the Punjab to the Karakorum Mountains|Augustus Henry Irby

You must take your own servant and the khansamah will cook you such simple food as men expect in the wilds, and that is all.
The Ninth Vibration And Other Stories|L. Adams Beck