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mahawat

mahawat noun: synonym of mahout.

Noun

mahawat (plural mahawats)

  1. Synonym of mahout.
    Synonyms:
    mahout

Synonyms of mahawat

Forms of mahawat

pluralmahawats

Origin of mahawat

PIE word *méǵh₂s Borrowed from Hindi महावत (mahāvat, “elephant keeper”), from Sanskrit महामात्र (mahāmātra, “elephant keeper; high official; king’s minister”), from महा (mahā, “great”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (“big, great”)) + मात्र (mātra, “measure; quantity”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- (“to measure”)).

Questions about mahawat

What does mahawat mean?
Mahawat means synonym of mahout.
What part of speech is mahawat?
Mahawat is a noun.
What is the plural of mahawat?
The plural of mahawat is mahawats.

Words near mahawat in the dictionary

  1. mahaul
  2. mahauls
  3. Mahavamsa
  4. Mahavir
  5. mahawar
  6. mahawat
  7. mahawats
  8. Mahaweli
  9. Mahay
  10. Mahayag
  11. Mahayahay

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