"khu" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kuː/ Forms: khus [plural]
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: Egyptian. Head templates: {{en-noun}} khu (plural khus)
  1. In ancient Egyptian mythology, a part of the soul or spirit which left the body after death.
    Sense id: en-khu-en-noun-i3IxvRpV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 44 37 9 1 1 1 3 4 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 37 12 1 1 1 2 3 1

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Egyptian.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "khus",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "khu (plural khus)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "44 37 9 1 1 1 3 4 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "43 37 12 1 1 1 2 3 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 222:",
          "text": "The highest level of consciousness is with the Khu; this is what the Indians would call Atman.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1983, Norman Mailer, Ancient Evenings:",
          "text": "Yes, the Khu was a light in your mind while you lived, but in death, it must return to heaven.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In ancient Egyptian mythology, a part of the soul or spirit which left the body after death."
      ],
      "id": "en-khu-en-noun-i3IxvRpV",
      "links": [
        [
          "soul",
          "soul"
        ],
        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kuː/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uː"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "coup"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "coo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "khu"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Egyptian.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "khus",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "khu (plural khus)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms with homophones",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:English/uː",
        "Rhymes:English/uː/1 syllable"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 222:",
          "text": "The highest level of consciousness is with the Khu; this is what the Indians would call Atman.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1983, Norman Mailer, Ancient Evenings:",
          "text": "Yes, the Khu was a light in your mind while you lived, but in death, it must return to heaven.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "In ancient Egyptian mythology, a part of the soul or spirit which left the body after death."
      ],
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          "soul",
          "soul"
        ],
        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kuː/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uː"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "coup"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "coo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "khu"
}

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