howdah
/ˈhaʊdə/
howdah noun: a seat, usually with a canopy, carried on the back of an elephant or camel.
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Noun
howdah (plural howdahs)
- A seat, usually with a canopy, carried on the back of an elephant or camel.
- They don't ask for palanquins and howdahs.1938, Raja Rao, Kanthapura
- I shot a couple […] Only from the safety of a howdah, of course.1972, Patrick O'Brian, Post Captain
- An ornate carriage which is positioned on the back of elephants or occasionally other animals, used most often in the past for rich people who travelled in India via elephant.
howdah meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
howdah in Hindi
- howdah
- हौदा haudā
howdah in Tamil
- அம்பாரி, யானைமேற்பீடம், யானைச்சப்பரம்
howdah in Marathi
- howdah
- अंबारी ambārī
howdah in Urdu
- howdah
- ہودہ hauda
More languagesFewer languages
- howdah in Telugu
- అంబారి ambāri
- howdah in Malayalam
- അമ്പാരി ampāri
- howdah in Kannada
- ಅಂಬಾರಿ ambāri
- howdah in Arabic
- هَوْدَج hawdaj, مِحَفَّة miḥaffa
- howdah in Malay
- rengga
- howdah in Indonesian
- haudah
- howdah in Persian
- کجاوه
Forms of howdah
| plural | howdahs |
|---|---|
| alternative form | houdah |
| alternative form | howda |
| alternative form | howder |
Origin of howdah
From Hindi हौदा (haudā), from Arabic هَوْدَج (hawdaj, “litter carried by a camel”) (1774).
Words formed from howdah
Words that rhyme with howdah
Questions about howdah
- What does howdah mean?
- Howdah means a seat, usually with a canopy, carried on the back of an elephant or camel.
- What is howdah in Hindi?
- Howdah in Hindi is हौदा (haudā). See Howdah meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is howdah?
- Howdah is a noun.
- How do you pronounce howdah?
- Howdah is pronounced /ˈhaʊdə/.
- What is the plural of howdah?
- The plural of howdah is howdahs.
Words near howdah in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: howdah (page history and authors); हौदा (Hindi) (page history and authors); howdah (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); अंबारी (Marathi) (page history and authors); ہودہ (Urdu) (page history and authors); అంబారి (Telugu) (page history and authors); അമ്പാരി (Malayalam) (page history and authors); ಅಂಬಾರಿ (Kannada) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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