makna

or makh·na

[ muhk-nuh ]

noun

1. a tuskless male Asian elephant:

   A makna is rambling in the shallow water.

Word History and Origins

Origin of makna¹

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

Two varieties are there distinguished, the gunda or tusker, and the makna or hine, which has no tusks.

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