khu

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khu

/kuː/

Sounds like coup, coo · Rhymes with -uː

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Borrowed from Egyptian ꜣḫ, following an obsolete 19th-century reading of the word. Doublet of akh, which is based on a more accurate reading.

noun khus

Egyptian Synonym 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.
Similar: akh

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@misc{khu_2026,
  title = {khu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/khu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}