arna

American  

[ahr-nuh] / ˈɑr nə /

noun

1. (in India) the wild water buffalo, now endangered.

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Etymology

Origin of arna

First recorded in 1800–10; from Hindi arnā, from Sanskrit áraṇa “distant, foreign”; cognate with Bengali arṇā, Nepali arnu “wild buffalo”; perhaps akin to Greek állos, Latin alius “other”; else ( def. )

Example Sentences

So strong are these animals, that an arna bull has been known to butt down a good-sized elephant with a single stroke of his horns!

From Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys by Harvey, William

You arna to even my glass wi' his, lassie.

From Winter Evening Tales by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston

The Manilla buffalo is a smaller variety or species of the arna, inhabiting, as its name imports, the Philippine Islands.

From Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys by Harvey, William