mithun

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noun

Bos frontalis, a Southern Asiatic species of wild cattle.

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gaurgayal
Originas মেঠন →
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Meanings

mithun1

nounmithun (plural mithun or mithuns)

plural mithuns · alternative mithan

  1. Bos frontalis, a Southern Asiatic species of wild cattle.

    Early one morning, a tiger on the prowl overheard two mithun gossiping as they grazed in a clearing.

    2005, “Tseube”, in First Sun Stories: Unusual Folk Tales from the North East, Katha, published 2011, →ISBN, page 28

    Synonyms: gaur, gayal

Mithun2

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounBos frontalis, a Southern Asiatic species of wild cattle.

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gaurgayal

Origin

mithun · noun

  1. asমেঠন
  2. Englishmithun

From Assamese মেঠন (methon). Cognate Naga Pidgin methon.

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Mithun · proper noun

  1. Sanskritमिथुन
  2. EnglishMithun

Borrowed from Sanskrit मिथुन (mithuna).

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Cite this entry
APA

mithun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mithun

MLA

“mithun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mithun. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mithun,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mithun.

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