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khansaman

khansaman is the alternative form of khansamah.

Meaning of khansamah

Noun

khansamah (plural khansamahs)

  1. (East, India) A house-steward or native servant, being in charge of the kitchen and the food supplies.
    • 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; […]1866, Frederick F. Wyman, From Calcutta to the Snowy Range, page 330

Forms of khansaman

pluralkhansamans

Questions about khansaman

What is khansaman the alternative form of?
Khansaman is the alternative form of khansamah.

Words near khansaman in the dictionary

  1. khanqahs
  2. khans
  3. khansama
  4. khansamah
  5. khansamahs
  6. khansaman
  7. khansamans
  8. khansamas
  9. khanship
  10. khanships
  11. Khantia-Mansia

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