Meanings
plural khatiyas
- South AsiaA rope bed.
My men carried Shafi away on a khatiya.
1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 2732 more examples
I began drifting and presently encountered a man sitting on a khatiya, gazing passively into the scorched fields across the road.
2005, Rahul Bhattacharya, Pundits from PakistanInside the hut, an old man was lying on a khatiya. The ball boy greeted him with a salaam.
2010, Anshuman Mohan, Potato Chips
Origin
- Hindiखटिया
- Englishkhatiya
Borrowed from Hindi खटिया (khaṭiyā).
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