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machhan

machhan is the alternative form of machan.

Meaning of machan

Noun

machan (plural machans)

  1. A kind of safety platform in a tree, used when hunting large animals or to escape a flood; found most commonly in Indian jungles.

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Forms of machhan

pluralmachhans

Questions about machhan

What is machhan the alternative form of?
Machhan is the alternative form of machan.

Words near machhan in the dictionary

  1. machetemen
  2. machetero
  3. macheteros
  4. machetes
  5. macheting
  6. machhan
  7. machhans
  8. machi
  9. machiam
  10. Machian
  11. Machias

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