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cornaquer

Pronunciation: /kɔʁ.na.ke/

“cornaquer” is a French word. Its meaning in English:

verb

  1. to guide, to serve as a guide

In French

  1. Guider pour une visite ou un autre motif.
  2. Diriger un orchestre.

Etymology

From cornac (“elephant driver, guide”), borrowed from Portuguese cornaca, from Sinhalese කූරුව-නායක (kūruwa-nāyaka, “elephant trainer”), from කූරුව (kūruwa, “elephant department”) + Sanskrit नायक (nāyaka, “guide, leader”).

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