English Explanatory Dictionary

mahawat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of mahout.

Word forms

mahawat mahawats

Etymology

PIE word *méǵh₂s Borrowed from Hindi महावत (mahāvat, “elephant keeper”), from Sanskrit महामात्र (mahāmātra, “elephant keeper; high official; king’s minister”), from महा (mahā, “great”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (“big, great”)) + मात्र (mātra, “measure; quantity”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- (“to measure”)).

Synonyms

mahout
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