Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

howdah

/ˈhaʊdə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: how-dah
IPA: /ˈhaʊdə/

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A seat, usually with a canopy, carried on the back of an elephant or camel.

noun

An ornate carriage which is positioned on the back of elephants or occasionally other animals, used most often in the past for rich people who travelled in India via elephant.

Example Sentences

"They don't ask for palanquins and howdahs."
"I shot a couple […] Only from the safety of a howdah, of course."
"I felt the corporeal elephant on whose back my world was supported amble effortlessly along, rather than it being necessary for me to lean out from the howdah of my head and goad him."

Etymology

From Hindi हौदा (haudā), from Arabic هَوْدَج (hawdaj, “litter carried by a camel”) (1774).

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: हौदा, هَوْدَج, ه د ج

Inflected Forms

howdahs (plural) houdah (alternative) howda (alternative) howder (alternative)

Derived Forms

howdahless

Synonyms

houdah

Rhymes With

gouda bagna cauda

Questions

How do you pronounce howdah?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhaʊdə/.
What does howdah mean?: A seat, usually with a canopy, carried on the back of an elephant or camel.
Where does howdah come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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