"Akela" meaning in English

See Akela in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Hindustani اَکیلَا (akelā) / अकेला (akelā, “alone”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|inc-hnd}} Hindustani Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Akela
  1. A fictional wolf character in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book.
    Sense id: en-Akela-en-name-z09JEk2K Categories (other): Rudyard Kipling Disambiguation of Rudyard Kipling: 96 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Noun

Forms: Akelas [plural], akela [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindustani اَکیلَا (akelā) / अकेला (akelā, “alone”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|inc-hnd}} Hindustani Head templates: {{en-noun}} Akela (plural Akelas)
  1. The leader of a pack of Cub Scouts. Related terms: Bagheera
    Sense id: en-Akela-en-noun-a1dw6CiY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Fictional characters, Scouting Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 81 Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 38 62 Disambiguation of Scouting: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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