"mahawat" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: mahawats [plural]
Etymology: 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”)). Etymology templates: {{PIE word|en|méǵh₂s}} PIE word *méǵh₂s, {{root|en|ine-pro|*meh₁-}}, {{bor|en|hi|महावत|t=elephant keeper}} Hindi महावत (mahāvat, “elephant keeper”), {{der|en|sa|महामात्र|t=elephant keeper; high official; king’s minister}} Sanskrit महामात्र (mahāmātra, “elephant keeper; high official; king’s minister”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*méǵh₂s|t=big, great}} Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (“big, great”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*meh₁-|t=to measure}} Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- (“to measure”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} mahawat (plural mahawats)
  1. Synonym of mahout Synonyms: mahout [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-mahawat-en-noun-TzDEhfvj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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