carnacn.

Brit.

/ˈkɑːnak/, U.S.

/ˈkɑrˌnæk/

Forms: Also 1700s kornack.

Etymology: in French cornac, Portuguese cornáca, supposed to be of Indian origin, but not now found in any Indian vernacular. (Dr. Rost, quoted in Yule, suggests Sinhalese kūrawa elephant-stud + nāyaka leader; others propose, for the first part, Sanskrit karī elephant.)

rare.

The driver of an elephant, a mahout.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance by carrying > [noun] > conveyance by pack-animals > one who > elephant-driver

Indianc1400

mahout1662

carnac1704

oozie1901

1704 tr. P. Baldæus Descr. Ceylon in A. Churchill & J. Churchill Coll. Voy. III. 825/2 Old Elephants..oftentimes kill their Carnak or Guides.

1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies II. xli. 110 Going to the River to be washed, with his Carnack, or Rider on his Back.

1785 European Mag. 8 362 The kornack sits on the tame animal with his sharp-pointed hook.

1785 Eng. Rev. VI. 100 These kornacks or huntsmen have a trifling pension.

a1832 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. II. xxxv. 43 The elephant only allows himself to be led by the carnac whom he has adopted.

1884 C. Bock Temples & Elephants 22 The carnac or driver was quite unable to control the beast.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	carnac
释义	carnacn. Brit. /ˈkɑːnak/, U.S. /ˈkɑrˌnæk/ Forms: Also 1700s kornack. Etymology: in French cornac, Portuguese cornáca, supposed to be of Indian origin, but not now found in any Indian vernacular. (Dr. Rost, quoted in Yule, suggests Sinhalese kūrawa elephant-stud + nāyaka leader; others propose, for the first part, Sanskrit karī elephant.) rare. The driver of an elephant, a mahout. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance by carrying > [noun] > conveyance by pack-animals > one who > elephant-driver Indianc1400 mahout1662 carnac1704 oozie1901 1704 tr. P. Baldæus Descr. Ceylon in A. Churchill & J. Churchill Coll. Voy. III. 825/2 Old Elephants..oftentimes kill their Carnak or Guides. 1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies II. xli. 110 Going to the River to be washed, with his Carnack, or Rider on his Back. 1785 European Mag. 8 362 The kornack sits on the tame animal with his sharp-pointed hook. 1785 Eng. Rev. VI. 100 These kornacks or huntsmen have a trifling pension. a1832 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. II. xxxv. 43 The elephant only allows himself to be led by the carnac whom he has adopted. 1884 C. Bock Temples & Elephants 22 The carnac or driver was quite unable to control the beast. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1704
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