mahout

== English == === Etymology === The noun is borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi महौत (mahaut)/Urdu مَہَوت (mahaut)), महाउत (mahāut), variants of महावत (mahāvat)/مَہاوَت (mahāvat), 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”)). The verb is derived from the noun. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /məˈhaʊt/, /məˈhuːt/ (General American) IPA(key): /məˈhaʊt/, /məˈhut/ (India) IPA(key): /məˈhaːʋət̪/ Rhymes: -aʊt, -uːt Hyphenation: ma‧hout === Noun === mahout (plural mahouts) (South Asia) An elephant trainer, keeper, and driver. Synonyms: mahawat, (Myanmar) oozie ==== Translations ==== === Verb === mahout (third-person singular simple present mahouts, present participle mahouting, simple past and past participle mahouted) (transitive) To drive (an elephant or elephants). (intransitive) To drive elephants. ==== Translations ==== === Notes === === References === === Further reading === mahout on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Noun === mahout m (plural mahouts) mahout == Spanish == === Noun === mahout m (plural mahouts) mahout