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khanga

Meaning of "khanga" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF KHANGA

ˈkæŋɡə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KHANGA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Khanga is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KHANGA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kanga (African garment)

The kanga (or khanga; from the old Bantu (Kiswahili) verb ku-kanga, to wrap or close), is a colourful garment similar to kitenge, worn by women and occasionally by men throughout the African Great Lakes region. It is a piece of printed cotton fabric, about 1.5m by 1m, often with a border along all four sides (called pindo in Swahili), and a central part (mji) which differs in design from the borders.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KHANGA

anger · charanga · chimichanga · clangor · clangour · Googleganger · Kananga · Katanga · languor · Mahajanga · manga · mbaqanga · mganga · panga · sanga · tanga · Tange · Zamboanga

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KHANGA

khalif · Khalkha · Khalsa · Khama · Khamenei · khamsin · khan · khanate · khanda · khanjar · khansamah · kharif · Kharkov · Khartoum · Khartum · khat · Khatami · khaya · khayal

WORDS THAT END LIKE KHANGA

anga · Bucaramanga · changa · Ganga · inanga · kanga · karanga · kawanatanga · kotahitanga · Mpumalanga · pa´anga · ranga · rangatiratanga · runanga · Tauranga · tikanga · whare wananga

Synonyms and antonyms of khanga in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «khanga» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF KHANGA

Find out the translation of khanga to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of khanga from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «khanga» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

罐子蛾
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

khanga
570 millions of speakers
en

English

khanga
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

khanga
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

khanga
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Ханга
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

khanga
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

khanga
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

khanga
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Khanga
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

khanga
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

khanga
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

khanga
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Khanga
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khanga
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

khanga
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

खंगा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

tanga
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

khanga
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

khanga
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

Ханга
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

khanga
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

khanga
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

khanga
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

khanga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

khanga
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of khanga

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KHANGA»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of khanga
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «khanga».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about khanga

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KHANGA»

Discover the use of khanga in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to khanga and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Soul to Soul: A Black Russian Jewish Woman's Search for Her ...
Yelena Khanga tells the compelling story of growing up black in Russia and journeying through cultures to learn about her forebears and meet relatives she had never known.
Yelena Khanga, 1994
2
Beyond the Color Line and the Iron Curtain: Reading ...
Khanga's Pro Eto debut was not the first time she had appeared on the public stage. In 1988, Khanga participated in the first U.S.-Soviet journalist exchange program—she left her post at the Moscow News to work for the Christian Science  ...
Kate A. Baldwin, 2002
3
Kenya Gazette
Seizure Notice No. and Date Khanga s — (Contd.) ISA. 23762 of 18-12-73 ISA. 23753 of 14-11-73 ISA. 23742 of 28-10-73 .. ISA. 31635 of 3-7-73 .. ISA. 23756 of 24-11-73 .. ISA. 23759 of 24-11-73 .. ISA. 23754 of 14-11-73 ISA. 23748 of ...
4
Beyond Women's Empowerment in Africa: Exploring Dislocation ...
The sayings, proverbs, metaphors, idioms, and slogans on khangas demonstrate the creative and innovative dexterity of women in Tanzania.4 In addition, khanga is a symbol, that is, everybody in a community who sees a khanga knows the ...
Elinami Veraeli Swai, 2010
5
Ebony
Khanga's Russian and Black American worlds melded together (above, left) in the tiny, two-room apartment she shared with her mother, Lily Golden, and grandmother, Bertha Bialek. Oliver Golden and Bertha Bialek (below, left) vacation in ...
6
Blacks, Reds, and Russians: Sojourners in Search of the ...
See also Khanga, Soul to Soul, 72. One of these was Bertha Bialek Golden, Golden's second wife, who was a Polish Jewish immigrant to the United States. She met Golden when he returned from his studies in the Soviet Union. Khanga, Soul ...
Joy Gleason Carew, 2010
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Kenya Gazette
4x4 and 1 X 2 khanga. 13612— KSIB/50/74 23- 10-74 13611— KSIB/49/74 24- 10-74 24-10-74 30-10-74 28-10-74 31575— EL/IB/2 1/74 . . □ 34 pieces khangas. 12 pieces khangas. 45 pieces khanga. 31576— EL/IB/22/74 13616/ KSIB/54/74 ...
8
99 Cent Adventure Time Stories The Limping Tiger
“You brought all, Benath, the khanda, the khanga, the vial of precious gugule, and the other, Ganese, god of wisdom and of justice?” “All, Chandrath Singh, as you bade me.” “This swineherder, Mahar Vanda, would ape his masters. Think ...
Herman Howard Matteson, 2014
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Questions of Consciousness
In addition to the example just given where they can turn an Islamicfundamentalist obligationinto anexpression of personal allureand even autonomy and defiance, there is a whole area of dress–play centring on the useofthe khanga inwhich ...
Anthony P. Cohen, Nigel Rapport, 2003
10
The Wisdom Huntress: Anthology of Thoughts and Narrations
This piece of cloth is worn mostly by women in East Africa and has multiple uses such as decoration, baby carrier, tablecloth, for conveying messages among women and during political campaigns. A khanga consists oftwo pieces, where a  ...
Gloria D. Gonsalves, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KHANGA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term khanga is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Students Magazine 'Thelitcham'on Transgender Rights Kicks off …
... which has kicked off a debate in the Muslim community, has articles on the plight of transgenders, including a write-up on 'Hijaron Ki Khanga' ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
2
Home Affairs at NOW Gallery
... thought-provoking furniture, indigenous plants, designed objects, garments and wallpapers inspired by bespoke Khanga textiles, with visitors ... «Dexigner, Jul 15»
3
Femme Fashion - Introducing Eyola
My favourite article of traditional Kenyan clothing is the Khanga, especially its colourful prints and how it combines fashion with words of ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
4
The Babywearing Adventure
African mothers use a 'Khanga' which is a short-ish piece of cloth tied around the torso, so baby sits low on the back. Maori women carried their babies in a cloth ... «Jewish Journal, Jun 15»
5
Mothers, Put Your Babies Down
Be it a generous piece of kitenge or khanga. Slinging the baby on the back saves time and reduces loads of hustle. But for goodness sake if the ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
6
Rukwa - Bizarre Cultures and Intrigue
Women, mostly in kitenge or khanga uniform, shake their shoulders, nod their heads and stomp their feet on the ground in tempo to the rhythm. «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
7
Many Mourn Mwaiposa As JK Expresses Deep Loss
Dressed in black dress and suit, with female MPs clad in khanga, lawmakers joined hundreds of people from all walks of life who turned up to ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
8
East Africa Meets London Cool In Guatemala
Christine Mhando: Inspiration is drawn from colourful Tingatinga paintings from Tanzania and the sayings found on traditional khanga fabrics, ... «Okayafrica, May 15»
9
Sixteen-year-old girl 'gang-raped' in Saptari
They said though they handed over two suspects--Jitendra Khanga and Dipak Yadav--to police, the authorities concerned refused to register a ... «E Kantipur, Apr 15»
10
Strung out in Tanzania
After draping herself in a printed orange khanga, she met a dozen people at Sheraton. Nearby shopkeepers turned a blind eye to the illicit ... «Al Jazeera America, Mar 15»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Khanga [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/khanga>. May 2024 ».
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