ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Khansamah

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Khansamah is a noun meaning (East India) A house-steward or native servant, being in charge of the kitchen and the food supplies.

Meaning

(East India) A house-steward or native servant, being in charge of the kitchen and the food supplies.

Example Sentences

The day shut in and the khansamah went to get me food.
An old sinner, in shape of a khansamah, is the genius of the place, and has rarely aught else to tempt the tired traveller with than a “sudden death”—a fowl caught running in the yard, and dished up forthwith; […]

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include khansaman, khansama, kansama, kansamah, consumah, khanji.

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