musth
/mʌst/noun
उच्चारण मस्ट
मद, (हाथी का) मस्त होना
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noun
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[U]
a period in which a male elephant becomes very aggressive and excited, with a dark liquid flowing from the sides of its head
मद, (हाथी का) मस्त होना
- An elephant in musth can be very dangerous.
- The temple elephant was chained during musth after it injured its keeper.
¶Idioms 1
in musth
(of a male elephant) in this aggressive state
मद में, मस्ती में
- The bull elephant was in musth and charged at the jeep.
- Mahouts keep away from tuskers in musth.
⌂Word origin and word building
From Hindi and Urdu mast (intoxicated), from Persian.
यह Hindi और Urdu शब्द मस्त (नशे में चूर) से आया है, जो Persian से लिया गया है।