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单词 makna
释义

makna

or makh·na

[ muhk-nuh ]
/ ˈmʌk nə /

noun

a tuskless male Asian elephant: A makna is rambling in the shallow water.
Compare tusker.

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”)

Words nearby makna

maki, makimono, making, makings, Makkah, makna, mako, Makonde, maksoorah, Maksutov telescope, Makua
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Example sentences from the Web for makna

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

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 4|Various
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