Sekirov Dictionary

qui-hi

exclamation 1
noun 1
forms 3

exclamation1

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(India, historical) An Anglo-Indian call for a servant.
- That he had seen service in India was, indeed, probable by his referring to lunch as tiffin, and calling to his parlourmaid with the ejaculation of “Qui-hi.” — 1922

noun1

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(India, informal) An Anglo-Indian in Bengal.
- […] would find themselves at Galle regarded as interlopers by the Bengal "qui-his," as they are called, or high and mighty Anglo-Indians. — 1879

forms

Qui-His · Qui-his · qui-his

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