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mithan

mithan is the alternative form of mithun.

Meaning of mithun

Noun

mithun (plural mithun or mithuns)

  1. Bos frontalis, a Southern Asiatic species of wild cattle.
    • Early one morning, a tiger on the prowl overheard two mithun gossiping as they grazed in a clearing.2005, “Tseube”, in First Sun Stories: Unusual Folk Tales from the North East, Katha, published 2011, →ISBN, page 28
    Synonyms:
    gaur, gayal

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Forms of mithan

pluralmithan

Questions about mithan

What is mithan the alternative form of?
Mithan is the alternative form of mithun.

Words near mithan in the dictionary

  1. Mitford
  2. Mitfordesque
  3. Mitfordian
  4. mitgehen
  5. mithai
  6. mithan
  7. mither
  8. mithered
  9. mithering
  10. mithers
  11. Mithila

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