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khit

khit is the clipping of khitmatgar.

Meaning of khitmatgar

Noun

khitmatgar (plural khitmatgars)

  1. (British, India, South-Asia) A male servant, with responsibility for waiting at table.
    • I found her closely locked in the arms of a handsome lad, one of my kitmuddars, with the infant by her side, all three being in a deep sleep, from which I awakened the two elders.1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 384
    Synonyms:
    khit

Forms of khit

pluralkhits

Questions about khit

What is khit the clipping of?
Khit is the clipping of khitmatgar.

Words near khit in the dictionary

  1. khirkah
  2. khirkahs
  3. khirkas
  4. khis
  5. Khistevarz
  6. khit
  7. Khitai
  8. Khitais
  9. Khitan
  10. Khitan large script
  11. Khitan small script

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