machan

See also: mach an

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hindi [Term?] (platform).

Noun

machan (plural machans)

  1. 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

Etymology

From Middle High German machen, from Old High German mahhōn, from Proto-Germanic *makōną. Cognate with German machen, Dutch maken, English make.

Verb

machan

  1. to make, do

References

  • “machan” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle 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

Verb

machan

  1. third-person singular present indicative of machay

Spanish

Verb

machan

  1. Second-person plural (ustedes) present indicative form of machar.
  2. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes?) present indicative form of machar.
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