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khanji

/ˈkɑːnd͡ʒi/

khanji noun: an innkeeper, a proprietor of a khan or caravansarai.

Noun

khanji (plural khanjis)

  1. An innkeeper, a proprietor of a khan or caravansarai.
    • There is a certain foppery about the khanjhi of a first-rate Caravanserai […]1838, Julia Pardoe, The Beauties of the Bosphorus
    • I quietly asked the landlord: "Khanjee, where along this coast did the great fish discharge the prophet Jonah?"1879, Robert Morris, Freemasonry in the Holy Land: A Narrative of Masonic Explorations Made in 1868, in the Land of King Solomon and the Two Hirams

Forms of khanji

pluralkhanjis

Origin of khanji

From khan + -ji.

Questions about khanji

What does khanji mean?
Khanji means an innkeeper, a proprietor of a khan or caravansarai.
What part of speech is khanji?
Khanji is a noun.
How do you pronounce khanji?
Khanji is pronounced /ˈkɑːnd͡ʒi/.
What is the plural of khanji?
The plural of khanji is khanjis.

Words near khanji in the dictionary

  1. khanjar
  2. khanjari
  3. khanjars
  4. khanjee
  5. khanjees
  6. khanji
  7. khanjiri
  8. khanjis
  9. khanka
  10. khankah
  11. khankahs

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