English Explanatory Dictionary

machan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of safety platform in a tree, used when hunting large animals or to escape a flood; found most commonly in Indian jungles.
name
  1. A surname from Czech.

Word forms

machan machans machhan muchan

Etymology

From Hindi मचान (macān, “platform”).

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