Mahout

   

A mahout is a person who drives an elephant.

The word mahout comes from the Hindi words mahaut and mahavat, derivatives of the Sanskrit word mahamatra, meaning "[one] having great measure."

he:מהוט sv:Mahout

Retrieved from "http://www.centipedia.com/articles/Mahout"

This page has been accessed 92 times. This page was last modified 14:40, 29 Oct 2004. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License (see Copyrights for details).