Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

khas

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables
khas
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The inhabitants of the medieval Khas Kingdom.

noun

A modern-day Nepalese Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group.

noun

Native speakers of the Khas-Nepali language.

Etymology

Borrowed from Nepali खस (khas), from Sanskrit खश (khaśa). Doublet of Khasa.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Khaṣ (alternative) Khaś (alternative)

Phrases

Khas-Nepali

Questions

What does khas mean?
The inhabitants of the medieval Khas Kingdom.
Where does khas come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

How to pronounce khas

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