cornac
French
Etymology
From Portuguese cornaca, from Sinhalese කූරුව-නායක (kūruwa-nāyaka, “elephant trainer”), from කූරුව (kūruwa, “elephant department”) + Sanskrit नायक (nāyaka, “guide, leader”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔʁ.nak/
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Noun
cornac m (plural cornacs)
- mahout, elephant driver
- (figuratively) guide
Derived terms
- cornaquer (verb)
Further reading
- “cornac”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian
Etymology
From French cornac.
Noun
cornac m (plural cornaci)
- mahout
Declension
Declension of cornac
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) cornac | cornacul | (niște) cornaci | cornacii |
genitive/dative | (unui) cornac | cornacului | (unor) cornaci | cornacilor |
vocative | cornacule | cornacilor |