Meanings
plural khus
- Egyptianhuman sciencesSynonym of akh (“a spirit of the dead that has successfully completed its transition to the afterlife”)
The highest level of consciousness is with the Khu; this is what the Indians would call Atman.
1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 2221 more example
Yes, the Khu was a light in your mind while you lived, but in death, it must return to heaven.
1983, Norman Mailer, Ancient EveningsSynonyms: akh
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of akh (“a spirit of the dead that has successfully completed its transition to the afterlife”)
Origin
- Egyptianꜣḫ
- Egyptianꜣḫ
- Englishkhu
Borrowed from Egyptian ꜣḫ, following an obsolete 19th-century reading of the word. Doublet of akh, which is based on a more accurate reading.
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Cite this entry
khu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/khu
“khu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/khu. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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