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arna
[ ahr-nuh ]
noun
- (in India) the wild water buffalo, now endangered.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of arna1
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 )
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Example Sentences
Juliano went along to film his mother's project, which resulted in the documentary Arna's Children.
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Arna did not appear at all, and Peggy carried up to her the daintiest of trays, all of her own preparing.
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But for all Peggy's admiration for Arna, it was Mabel, the eldest sister, who was the more approachable.
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Her door opened a crack and Arna peeped in, and seeing her awake, came to the bed and kissed her good morning.
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The wild one is called the Arna, and the tame one Bhainsa, in the language of the natives.
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Even Arna, who knew what to expect, could detect only a blur of motion.
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