"khaya" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: khayas [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪə Etymology: From the Nguni group of languages khaya (“home”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} khaya (plural khayas)
  1. (South Africa, strictly) A native house or hut. Tags: South-Africa Categories (lifeform): Sapindales order plants
    Sense id: en-khaya-en-noun-C7txTHBf Disambiguation of Sapindales order plants: 36 22 14 28 Categories (other): South African English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 38 14 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 32 29 14 22 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 32 14 21 1 1 1
  2. (South Africa, loosely) Servants' quarters separated from the main house. Tags: South-Africa, broadly
    Sense id: en-khaya-en-noun-xn~xnZ6S Categories (other): South African English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 38 14 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 32 29 14 22 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 32 14 21 1 1 1
  3. (South Africa, slang) Anyone's house or home. Tags: South-Africa, slang
    Sense id: en-khaya-en-noun-AwaMp0dy Categories (other): South African English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 38 14 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 32 29 14 22 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 32 14 21 1 1 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: khayas [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪə Etymology: Borrowed from Wolof khaye (“African mahogany tree”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|wo|khaye||African mahogany tree}} Wolof khaye (“African mahogany tree”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} khaya (plural khayas)
  1. Any tree of the genus Khaya.
    Sense id: en-khaya-en-noun-cetGPf-1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 38 14 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 32 29 14 22 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 32 14 21 1 1 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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