khanda
The back of a person's outstretched hand, with fingers mostly curled inwards, depicting a 'pinched fingers' or 'Italian hand' gesture.
There are different emoji meanings for khanda in different cultures:
- Western culture (Italy)
- Highly prevalent and versatile, used for questioning 'What are you doing?' 'What do you want?' 'Are you serious?' or 'Oh my God!' It can also mean 'slow down' or 'a little bit'.
- Mediterranean and Arab cultures
- Often used to emphasize a point, ask for patience, or indicate 'wait a minute' or 'slow down'.
- Middle East (e.g., Israel)
- Known as the 'shush' or 'calm down' gesture (similar to the 'OK' hand sign in some contexts).
- Other cultures
- May be less common or have different interpretations, sometimes mistaken for 'counting' or simply 'holding something small'.
