machan
/ (məË?tÊ?ÉË?n) /
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noun
(in India) a raised platform used in tiger hunting
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âWasâ is used for the indicative past tense of âto be,â and âwereâ is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
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Word Origin for machan
C19: from Hindi
Words nearby machan
Machado de Assiz, Machado y Morales, Machado y Ruiz, machair, Machala, machan, Machaon, Machaut, Mach bands, mache, Machel
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