machan
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Etymology edit
From Hindi [Term?] (“platform”).
Noun edit
machan (plural machans)
- A kind of safety platform in a tree, used when hunting large animals or to escape a flood; found most commonly in Indian jungles.
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Cimbrian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German machen, from Old High German mahhōn, from Proto-West Germanic *makōn.
Verb edit
machan
References edit
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
- “machan” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
Quechua edit
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machan
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machan