Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of mahout.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-“to measure”
- Proto-Indo-European*méǵh₂s“big, great”
- Sanskritमहामात्र“elephant keeper; high official; king’s minister”
- Hindiमहावत“elephant keeper”
- Englishmahawat
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”)).
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