cornac

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Portuguese cornaca, from Sinhalese කූරුව-නායක (kūruwa-nāyaka, elephant trainer), from කූරුව (kūruwa, elephant department) + Sanskrit नायक (nāyaka, guide, leader).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kɔʁ.nak/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

cornac m (plural cornacs)

  1. mahout, elephant driver
  2. (figuratively) guide

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French cornac.

Noun[edit]

cornac m (plural cornaci)

  1. mahout

Declension[edit]