akhi

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈæki/
  • Rhymes: -æki

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic أَخِي‎ (ʔaḵiy, “my brother”).

Alternative forms
  • akh (without the pronominal suffix)

Noun

akhi (plural akhis)

  1. (Islam, MLE, slang) Brother; a close male friend or associate.

Etymology 2

Probably from Paki, then reinforced by the Multicultural London English term as a less offensive alternative.

Noun

akhi (plural akhis)

  1. (Britain, slang) A British Asian (usually of South Asian descent).

Anagrams

Nias

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huaji, from Proto-Austronesian *Suaji.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaxi/

Noun

akhi

  1. sibling ((younger) person who shares same parents)

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَخِي‎ (ʔaḵiy, “my brother”).

Noun

akhi c

  1. (slang) akhi (“brother (close male friend)”)

References
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