HOWDAH

Meaning of HOWDAH in English

[ 'haʊdə ]

■ noun (in the Indian subcontinent) a seat for riding on the back of an elephant, usually having a canopy.

Origin

from Urdu haudah , from Arab. hawdaj 'litter'.

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HOWDAH — noun Etymology: Hindi & Urdu hauda, from Arabic hawdaj Date: 1774 a seat or covered pavilion on the back of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HOWDAH — noun or hou·dah ˈhau̇də ( -s ) Etymology: Hindi hauda, from Arabic haudaj : a seat or covered pavilion on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOWDAH — (n.) A seat or pavilion, generally covered, fastened on the back of an elephant, for the rider or riders.
Английский словарь Webster
HOWDAH — ( n. ) A seat or pavilion, generally covered, fastened on the back of an elephant, for the rider or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HOWDAH — /how"deuh/ , n. (in the East Indies) a seat or platform for one or more persons, commonly with a railing …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOWDAH — n. seat with a canopy which is put on an elephant's back
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HOWDAH — noun Etymology: Hindi & Urdu hauda, from Arabic hawdaj Date: 1774 : a seat or covered pavilion on the back …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOWDAH — noun a seat or pavilion, generally covered, fastened on the back of an elephant, for the rider or riders.
Webster English vocab
HOWDAH — [how.dah] n [Hindi hauda, fr. Ar hawdaj] (1774): a seat or covered pavilion on the back of an elephant or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOWDAH — howdah BrE AmE ˈhaʊd ə ▷ howdah|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HOWDAH — / ˈhaʊdə; NAmE / noun a seat for riding on the back of an elephant or a camel , often …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOWDAH — how ‧ dah /ˈhaʊdə/ BrE AmE noun [countable] a covered seat used for riding an ↑ elephant
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOWDAH — n. a seat for two or more, usu. with a canopy, for riding on the back of an elephant or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOWDAH — n. a seat for two or more, usu. with a canopy, for riding on the back of an elephant or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOWDAH — n. a seat for two or more, usu. with a canopy, for riding on the back of an elephant or …
Oxford English vocab
HOWDAH — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Like Murad before him, Dara was seized, manacled and sent to Delhi in a closed …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOWDAH — (индийское) паланкин (на спине слона или верблюда)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HOWDAH — n инд. паланкин ( на спине слона или верблюда )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HOWDAH — (n) паланкин
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
HOWDAH — n инд. паланкин ( на спине слона или верблюда )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
HOWDAH — n инд. паланкин ( на спине слона или верблюда )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HOWDAH — (индийское) паланкин (на спине слона или верблюда)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HOWDAH — n. Pronunciation: ' hau ̇ -d ə Function: noun Etymology: Hindi & Urdu hauda, from Arabic hawdaj Date: 1774 : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TOWER — I. ˈtau̇(ə)r, ˈtau̇ə, esp in southern United States ˈtau̇wə(r noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English tour, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOUDAH — variant of howdah
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMBAREE — noun also am·ba·ri (ˌ)əmˈbärē ( -s ) Etymology: Hindi 'ambārī, 'amārī, from Persian 'amārī, from Arabic India : a canopied …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PAD ELEPHANT — () An elephant that is furnished with a pad for carrying burdens instead of with a howdah for carrying passengers.
Английский словарь Webster
HOUDAH — (n.) See Howdah.
Английский словарь Webster
HOUDAH — ( n. ) See Howdah.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HOUDAH — /how"deuh/ , n. howdah.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PAD ELEPHANT — add. ·- an elephant that is furnished with a pad for carrying burdens instead of with a howdah for carrying …
Webster English vocab

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