kazi

/ˈkɑːzi/

kazi is the alternative form of Kazi.

kazi is the alternative form of khazi.

Meaning of khazi

khazi (plural khazis)

(UK, slang) An outhouse or lavatory: a place used for urination and defecation.
- Carsey,... a w.c.1961, Eric Partridge, Dictionary of Slang, page 1029
Synonyms:

bathroom
(UK, slang) A toilet: a fixture used for urination and defecation (also figurative).
- Well, that plan's down the khazi.
Synonyms:

toilet

Kazi (plural Kazis)

A civil judge in Arabic, Persian or Turkish countries.
- he sent for the Kazi and his assessors, intending to make his will and reveal to her his secret and die the death1885, Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, vol. 1
- “Up with thee speak with the Kazi, for thy wife hath complained of to him and her favour is thus and thus.”
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  “...O man, and speak with the Kazi; for thy wife hath complained of thee to him.” Said he, “He made peace between us just now.” But said they, “We come from another Kazi, and thy...1964, James Kritzeck, Anthology of Islamic Literature, from the Rise of Islam to Modern Times, Holt, Rinehart and Winston Page 300

Borrowed from Arabic قَاضٍ (qāḍin), from قَضَى (qaḍā, “to judge”)

What does kazi mean?: Kazi means a civil judge in Arabic, Persian or Turkish countries.
What is kazi the alternative form of?: Kazi is the alternative form of Kazi.
What part of speech is kazi?: Kazi is a noun.
How do you pronounce kazi?: Kazi is pronounced /ˈkɑːzi/.
What is the plural of kazi?: The plural of kazi is kazis.

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