arna

noun

ar·​na

ˈärˌnä

plural -s

: a wild water buffalo

Word History

Etymology

Hindi arnā; akin to Sanskrit araṇya forest, from araṇa foreign, distant; akin to Avestan auruna- wild and perhaps to Latin alius other

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