"koomkie" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkuːmki/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-koomkie.oga [US] Forms: koomkies [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Bengali কুমকি (kumki), from Classical Persian کمک (kumak). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|bn|কুমকি|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Bengali কুমকি (kumki), {{bor+|en|bn|কুমকি}} Borrowed from Bengali কুমকি (kumki), {{der|en|fa-cls|کمک|tr=kumak}} Classical Persian کمک (kumak) Head templates: {{en-noun}} koomkie (plural koomkies)
  1. A tame female elephant used as a decoy in the capture of wild male elephants. Categories (lifeform): Elephants Synonyms: coomkee, khoonkie, koomkee, koonkie Related terms: saun

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