makna
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of makna
First recorded in 1775–80; from Hindi makunā, makhnā, from a Dravidian language (compare Telugu mokka “blunt, useless,” mokkaḍi “elephant with short tusks,” Sanskrit matkuṇa “tuskless elephant”)
Example Sentences
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Great tochers makna aye the greatest testaments.
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Thus far it resembles the Jibbah find: on the other hand, it is not plutonic, but chalky like those of Makná and Sinai, the crystals being similarly diffused throughout the matrix.
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The same storm that found us at Makná last year.
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January 31, 1878, returned on board Mukhbir at Makná.
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Big tent down in a moment, as at Makná.
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