howdah

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

1. A seat, usually with a canopy, carried on the back of an elephant or camel.
2. An ornate carriage which is positioned on the back of elephants or occasionally other animals, used most often in the past for rich people who travelled in India via elephant.

Συνώνυμα

houdah

canopy

tent

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Μεταφράσεις

mahfe

هودج

semer

howdah

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈhaʊdə/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

From Hindi हौदा (haudā), from Arabic هَوْدَج (hawdaj, “litter carried by a camel”) (1774).