mahout

English

Mahout on an elephant.

Etymology

Hindi महावत (mahāvat), from Sanskrit महामात्र (mahāmātra, “high official”), from मह (maha, “great”) + मात्र (mātra, “measure”)

Noun

mahout (plural mahouts)

1. an elephant driver and keeper

• For usage examples of this term, see the citations page.

Translations

Elephant driver and keeper

• German: Elefantentreiber (de) m
• Hebrew: פַּיָּל (he) (payal) m
• Hindi: महावत (hi) (mahāvat) m

• Kurdish: fîlvan (ku)
• Telugu: మావటి (te) (māvaṭi)
• Vietnamese: quản tượng (vi)