Khasi
Americannoun
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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
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Etymology
Origin of Khasi
First recorded in 1780–90; from Khasi, a self-designation
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They follow the pantheistic Seng Khasi religion, which holds that God exists in everyone and everything.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
He practices the Khasi faith and his wife is Christian.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
Watson walked the living tree-root bridges that can withstand adverse weather better than any human-made structure, and that allow the Khasi hill tribe in Northern India to travel between villages during the monsoon floods.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 15, 2020
He and his colleagues found that Maasai women were less competitive than the men, but the matrilineal Khasi women were more competitive.
From The Verge ● Aug. 16, 2017
The name of the Khasi giant was U Ramhah.
From Folk-Tales of the Khasis by Rafy, K. U.
Khasis, with the Jaintias and the Garos, are the Indigenous people of the state.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2023
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, who grew X5 by acquisition into a Russian market leader with $11 billion in annual sales, left the company in March after five years.
From Reuters ● Sep. 8, 2011
The Wal-Mart spokeswoman said Khasis would be based at the company's headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, reporting to international chief executive Doug McMillon.
From Reuters ● Sep. 8, 2011
The Khasis of Assam tell a similar tale.
From Darwin and Modern Science by Seward, A. C. (Albert Charles)
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