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khatiya

khatiya noun: a rope bed.

Noun

khatiya (plural khatiyas)

  1. (South-Asia) A rope bed.
    • My men carried Shafi away on a khatiya.1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 273
    • I began drifting and presently encountered a man sitting on a khatiya, gazing passively into the scorched fields across the road.2005, Rahul Bhattacharya, Pundits from Pakistan

Forms of khatiya

pluralkhatiyas

Origin of khatiya

Borrowed from Hindi खटिया (khaṭiyā).

Questions about khatiya

What does khatiya mean?
Khatiya means a rope bed.
What part of speech is khatiya?
Khatiya is a noun.
What is the plural of khatiya?
The plural of khatiya is khatiyas.

Words near khatiya in the dictionary

  1. Khaters
  2. khatib
  3. khatibs
  4. Khatiwada
  5. Khatiwadas
  6. khatiya
  7. khatiyas
  8. Khatlon
  9. khatna
  10. khatnas
  11. Khatoe

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