khansamah

[ kahn-suh-mah ]

noun

, Indian English.

1. a house steward or butler.
2. a male servant.

Word History and Origins

Origin of khansamah¹

First recorded in 1635–45; from Hindi khānsāmā,̃ from Persian khānsāmān, equivalent to khān “master” + sāmān “stores”

Example Sentences

These, and the tents of the various servants, the khansamah tent, and those of the Levy sowars who formed the escort, made up quite a respectable sized nomad village.

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The Alipur bungalow boasted a khansamah, or butler, who was able to furnish us with meals.

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The khansamah of a Baboo is his most favorite servant.

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But presently cometh mine host of the inn, And soon from the murghi's there issues a din, The heartless khansamah he cares not a jot, The dechie is here, but the murghi is not.

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They never seem to weary of their choruses, and Captain Trenyon of the Forest Department, and his khansamah, Bijoo, never tired of looking at them as they passed below his bungalow with swaying hips and jaunty carriage.

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