"howdah" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈhaʊdə/ Forms: howdahs [plural]
Rhymes: -aʊdə Etymology: Hindi हौदा (haudā), from Arabic هَوْدَج (hawdaj, “litter carried by a camel”) (1774). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hi|हौदा}} Hindi हौदा (haudā), {{der|en|ar|هَوْدَج||litter carried by a camel}} Arabic هَوْدَج (hawdaj, “litter carried by a camel”), {{root|en|ar|ه د ج}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} howdah (plural howdahs)
  1. A seat, usually with a canopy, carried on the back of an elephant or camel. Categories (lifeform): Elephants
    Sense id: en-howdah-en-noun-xjjJEgVk Disambiguation of Elephants: 49 51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 62 38
  2. 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. Categories (lifeform): Elephants
    Sense id: en-howdah-en-noun-FT0ZeAez Disambiguation of Elephants: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: houdah, howder

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