machan

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noun

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

OriginHindi मचान →
UncommonScrabble 13
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Meanings

machan1

nounmachan (plural machans)

plural machans · alternative machhan · alternative muchan

  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.

Machan2

proper nounMachan (plural Machans)

plural Machans

  1. A surname from Czech.

Origin

machan · noun

  1. Hindiमचान
  2. Hindiमचान
  3. Englishmachan

Borrowed from Hindi मचान (macān, “platform”).

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Machan · proper noun

  1. CzechMacháň
  2. EnglishMachan

From Czech Macháň or Machaň.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

machan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/machan

MLA

“machan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/machan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “machan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/machan.

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