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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese cornaca, from Sinhalese කූරුව-නායක (kūruwa-nāyaka, “elephant trainer”), from කූරුව (kūruwa, “elephant department”) + Sanskrit नायक (nāyaka, “guide, leader”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cornac m (plural cornacs)
- mahout, elephant driver
- (figuratively) guide
Derived terms
Further reading
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French cornac.
Noun
cornac m (plural cornaci)
- mahout
Declension