makna

or makh·na

[ muhk-nuh ]

noun

1. a tuskless male Asian elephant:

   A makna is rambling in the shallow water.

Word History and Origins

Origin of makna¹

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”)

Example Sentences

Great tochers makna aye the greatest testaments.

From Project Gutenberg

Thus far it resembles the Jibbah find: on the other hand, it is not plutonic, but chalky like those of Makná and Sinai, the crystals being similarly diffused throughout the matrix.

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The same storm that found us at Makná last year.

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January 31, 1878, returned on board Mukhbir at Makná.

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Big tent down in a moment, as at Makná.

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