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Meaning of "houdah" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOUDAH

houdah  [ˈhaʊdə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOUDAH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Houdah is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HOUDAH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

houdah

Howdah

A howdah, or houdah, derived from the Arabic هودج, that means « bed carried by a camel », also known as hathi howdah, is a carriage which is positioned on the back of an elephant, or occasionally some other animal such as camels, used most often in the past to carry wealthy people or for use in hunting or warfare. It was also a symbol of wealth for the owner, and as a result was decorated with expensive gems. Most notable are the Golden Howdah, the one used in display at the Napier Museum at Trivandrum which was used by the King of erstwhile Travancore and the one used traditionally during the Jamboo Savari of the famous Mysore Dasara. The Museum at the Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan has a gallery of royal Howdahs. In the present time, howdahs are used mainly for tourist or commercial purposes in South East Asia, and are the subject of controversy as animal rights groups and organizations, such as Millennium Elephant Foundation, openly criticize the use of the howdah, citing information that howdahs can cause permanent damage to an elephant's spine, lungs, and other organs and can significantly shorten the animal's life.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOUDAH


Baroda
bəˈrəʊdə
bepowder
bɪˈpaʊdə
buda
ˈbʊdə
buddha
ˈbʊdə
chowder
ˈtʃaʊdə
coda
ˈkəʊdə
coder
ˈkəʊdə
decoder
diːˈkəʊdə
encoder
ɪnˈkəʊdə
Gouda
ˈɡaʊdə
gunpowder
ˈɡʌnˌpaʊdə
howdah
ˈhaʊdə
loader
ˈləʊdə
Oder
ˈəʊdə
odor
ˈəʊdə
pagoda
pəˈɡəʊdə
piepowder
ˈpaɪˌpaʊdə
powder
ˈpaʊdə
scowder
ˈskaʊdə
soda
ˈsəʊdə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOUDAH

hotty
Houdan
Houdini
Houdon
hough
houghmagandie
Houghton-le-Spring
houhere
hoummos
houmous
houmus
hound
hound´s-tongue
hound´s-tooth check
houndfish
hounds
houngan
Hounslow
Houphouet-Boigny
hour

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOUDAH

Aggadah
akedah
all of a doodah
Amidah
Buraydah
chuddah
dadah
dah
doodah
Haggadah
Jiddah
Judah
Kedah
keddah
lah-di-dah
purdah
Veddah
verandah
whidah
whydah

Synonyms and antonyms of houdah in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «houdah» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOUDAH

Find out the translation of houdah to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of houdah from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «houdah» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

houdah
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

houdah
570 millions of speakers

English

houdah
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

houdah
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

houdah
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Houdah
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

houdah
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হাওদা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Houdah
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Houdah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

houdah
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

houdah
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

houdah
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngguyu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

houdah
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

houdah
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हौदाह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Houdah
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Houdah
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Houdah
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Houdah
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

houdah
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Houdah
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

houdah
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

houdah
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

houdah
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of houdah

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOUDAH»

The term «houdah» is used very little and occupies the 166.878 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOUDAH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about houdah

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOUDAH»

Discover the use of houdah in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to houdah and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Scroll of Naska: Sojourn in Egypt
Houdah, you didn't heed my warning, though I understand your torment. I also understand the issues of the husband and of the chieftain. The husband's honour is at stake and the chieftain's culture and lifestyle are at stake.” I told Houdah ...
Martin Shapiro, 2012
2
iPhoto 09 for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide
For those interested in geotagging their photos automatically right now, two programs, Houdah Software's Houdah Geo and Ovolab's Geophoto, promise to match up a GPS track log (containing locations associated with times) recorded with a ...
Adam Engst, 2009
3
Graham's Magazine
HOUDAH. DESCENDANTS OF THE SCOTCH -IRISH. BEV. D. E. NEVIN. and a disputin' about it, and nobody seemed to know what to dew about it, and all Paris heard of the dispute between these two philoffosers, and everybody wanted ...
George R. Graham, Edgar Allan Poe, 1856
4
A Pilgrimage to the Holy Land: Comprising Recollections, ...
Ablla having done the same in her houdah, was alarmed, on waking, to find herself far from the rest of the troop. Her cries roused the negroes, who then discovered that their camels had wandered from the road. While they were dispersed at a ...
Alphonse de Lamartine, 1848
5
Youth's Casket
Finding that he cannot escape without being seen, he turns round, and springs at the nearest elephant, endeavoring to clamber up it, and attack the party in the houdah. This is the mOst dangerous part of the proceedings, as many elephants  ...
‎1854
6
The Emperor's Bracelet
Then she added, “However, it was not as exotic as being carried in a houdah like Pauline.” “What's a houdah?” asked Ginette while Kitten wished to know who Pauline was. Vivienne gave the answers. She explained that a houdah was a ...
Canoe Gandilhon, 2005
7
The Night the elephants Cried - a story of the Tsunami
Mary's parents climbed the ladder first and seated themselves in the houdah. As Jerry reached for the child to help her up the ladder, he noticed something unusual. The tide, it's so low. It looks as if it's flowing backward. What's going on?
Nancy H. Murray
8
Oriental Memoirs Selected and Abridged from a Series of ...
... was enthroned in a splendid houdah, with his principal attendant in a separate apartment behind: the nabob was richly dressed, and his turban adorned with jewels: the covering of the houdah and caparison of the elephant, were scarlet and ...
James Forbes, 1813
9
The lives of celebrated travellers
During the journey Aurungzebe generally- travelled in a species of small turret or houdah, mounted on the back of an ... fine weather this houdah was open on all sides, that the inmate might enjoy the cool breeze from whatever quarter of the ...
James Augustus St. John, 1831
10
Fraser's Magazine
But we toiled for inconsiderable gains ; for, being perched in the houdah of a rough-foo_ted elephant, our aim was bad, and we confess, although to our immortal shame, that not one shot out of ten told. Ten brace of black partridges, four brace ...
James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch, 1832

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOUDAH»

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HoudahGeo 4.1 - Photo geocoding and geotagging solution for Mac
[prMac.com] Luxembourg - Houdah Software today is proud to announce the release of HoudahGeo 4.1, a one-stop photo geocoding and ... «prMac, Apr 15»
2
The Week in Mac Apps: Fantastical 2, HoudahSpot 4, GoodTask 2 …
In this week's roundup of new Mac apps, you'll find a brand new version of Fantastical, a program for plastering your desktop with beautiful ... «Macworld, Apr 15»
3
HoudahSpot 4.0 - Powerful file search tool for OS X Yosemite
[prMac.com] Luxembourg - Houdah Software today is proud to announced the release of HoudahSpot 4.0, an advanced file search tool for OS ... «prMac, Feb 15»
4
HoudahSpot 3.9 - Powerful file search utility; Spotlight enhancement
[prMac.com] Luxembourg - Houdah Software is proud to announce the immediate availability of HoudahSpot 3.9. HoudahSpot is a powerful ... «prMac, Aug 14»
5
Let's See What LetZi, A Multi-Device Photo Viewer App For iOS, Can …
“Everyone is leaning over your shoulders, bumping heads, trying to catch a glimpse,” developer Houdah Software notes. “Your photos deserve ... «AppAdvice, Mar 14»
6
letZi: Show friends YOUR photos on THEIR iPhones: Tell your story
[prMac.com] Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Houdah Software is proud to announce the release and immediate availability of letZi ("let see") for ... «prMac, Mar 14»
7
HoudahSpot 3.8 - Highly customizable Spotlight front-end
[prMac.com] Luxembourg - Houdah Software has announced the immediate availability of HoudahSpot 3.8. HoudahSpot is a versatile file ... «prMac, Oct 13»
8
ACTPrinter 4.4 - Virtual printer and PDF converter for iPhone and iPad
[prMac.com] Luxembourg - Houdah Software today is proud to announce the immediate availability of ACTPrinter 4.4 for iPhone and iPad. «prMac, Jul 13»
9
HoudahGeo 3.5 - Photo geocoding solution adds Lightroom 5 support
[prMac.com] Luxembourg - Houdah Software has announced HoudahGeo 3.5, an update to their widely acclaimed photo geocoding solution ... «prMac, Jun 13»
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Special offer: Photo geotagging. Buy HoudahGeo. Get gps4cam pro …
[prMac.com] Paris, France - gps4cam and Houdah Software teams are pleased to announce their partnership intending to make geotagging ... «prMac, Jun 13»

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