mahoutn.

Brit.

/məˈhaʊt/, U.S.

/məˈhaʊt/

Forms: 1600s– mahout, 1700s mahote, 1800s mahoot, 1800s mahouhut, 1800s mohaut, 1800s mohout, 1800s mohut.

Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi mahaut.

Etymology: < Hindi mahaut, mahāut, mahāvat < Sanskrit mahāmātra high official, elephant-keeper < mahā- great (see mickle adj.) + mātrā measure (see matra n.). In quot. 1662 after French mahout (1659).

South Asian.

In South Asia: an elephant-driver.

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1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. J. Albert de Mandelslo 81 in Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors The Serriewan hath the oversight of the Camels, and the Mahout, that of the Elephants.

1799 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 89 36 (note) I sent for the driver [note, Or Mahote, as he is generally called] to ask some questions concerning this elephant.

1819 Sporting Mag. 4 174 The scuffle between the elephant and the Mahout.

1826 W. B. Hockley Pandurang Hari I. 6 A Mahouhut, or elephant driver.

1859 J. Lang Wanderings in India 90 The mahoot, or elephant-driver, was attired in the most gorgeous manner.

1891 R. Kipling Life's Handicap 307 The very best of the elephants belonged to the very worst of the drivers or mahouts.

1911 F. H. Burnett Secret Garden vi. 57 They were of different sizes, and some had their mahouts or palanquins on their backs.

1989 G. Mehta Raj xvii. 119 Moti's mahout was crouched forwards on the elephant's neck to make room for the drummers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mahout
释义	mahoutn. Brit. /məˈhaʊt/, U.S. /məˈhaʊt/ Forms: 1600s– mahout, 1700s mahote, 1800s mahoot, 1800s mahouhut, 1800s mohaut, 1800s mohout, 1800s mohut. Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi mahaut. Etymology: < Hindi mahaut, mahāut, mahāvat < Sanskrit mahāmātra high official, elephant-keeper < mahā- great (see mickle adj.) + mātrā measure (see matra n.). In quot. 1662 after French mahout (1659). South Asian. In South Asia: an elephant-driver. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance by carrying > [noun] > conveyance by pack-animals > one who > elephant-driver Indianc1400 mahout1662 carnac1704 oozie1901 1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. J. Albert de Mandelslo 81 in Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors The Serriewan hath the oversight of the Camels, and the Mahout, that of the Elephants. 1799 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 89 36 (note) I sent for the driver [note, Or Mahote, as he is generally called] to ask some questions concerning this elephant. 1819 Sporting Mag. 4 174 The scuffle between the elephant and the Mahout. 1826 W. B. Hockley Pandurang Hari I. 6 A Mahouhut, or elephant driver. 1859 J. Lang Wanderings in India 90 The mahoot, or elephant-driver, was attired in the most gorgeous manner. 1891 R. Kipling Life's Handicap 307 The very best of the elephants belonged to the very worst of the drivers or mahouts. 1911 F. H. Burnett Secret Garden vi. 57 They were of different sizes, and some had their mahouts or palanquins on their backs. 1989 G. Mehta Raj xvii. 119 Moti's mahout was crouched forwards on the elephant's neck to make room for the drummers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1662
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