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makna

or makh·na

[ muhk-nuh ]

noun

  1. a tuskless male Asian elephant:

    A makna is rambling in the shallow water.



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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”)
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Example Sentences

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

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