khad·dar ['kä-dər] -n
- homespun cotton cloth of India
kha·ki ['ka-kē, 'kä-, Canad often 'kär-] -n, adj
- a khaki-colored cloth made usu. of cotton or wool and used esp. for military uniforms
- a garment of this cloth
- a military uniform usu. used in pl.
- a light yellowish brown
Khal·kha ['kal-kə, 'k̲al-k̲ə] -n
- a member of a Mongol people of Outer Mongolia
- the language of the Khalkha people used as the official language of the country of Mongolia
kham·sin [kam-'sēn] -n
- a hot southerly Egyptian wind
khan ['kän also 'kan] -n
- a medieval sovereign of China and ruler over the Turkish, Tatar, and Mongol tribes
- a local chieftain or man of rank in some countries of central Asia
- a caravansary or rest house in some Asian countries
khan·ate ['kä-,nāt also 'ka-] -n
- the state or jurisdiction of a khan
khap·ra beetle ['ka-prə-, 'kä-] -n
- a dermestid beetle ( Trogoderma granarium) that is native to the Indian subcontinent and is now a serious pest of stored grain in most parts of the world
khat ['kät] -n
- a shrub ( Catha edulis) of the staff-tree family cultivated in the Middle East and Africa for its leaves and buds that are the source of a habituating stimulant when chewed or used as a tea
- its leaves and buds
khe·dive [kə-'dēv] -n, adj
- a ruler of Egypt from 1867 to 1914 governing as a viceroy of the sultan of Turkey
Khmer [kə-'mer] -n, adj
- a member of an aboriginal people of Cambodia
- the Mon-Khmer language of the Khmer people that is the official language of Cambodia
Khoi·khoi ['kȯi-,kȯi] -n
- a member of any of a group of Khoisan-speaking pastoral peoples of southern Africa
- the group of Khoisan languages spoken by the Khoikhoi
Khoi·san ['kȯi-,sän, -'sän] -n
- a group of African peoples speaking Khoisan languages
- a family of African languages comprising principally Khoikhoi and the Bushman languages
khoum ['küm, 'k̲üm] -n
- see ouguiya at
Kho·war ['kō-,wär] -n
- an Indo-Aryan language of northwest Pakistan
kHz -abbr
- kilohertz