mithun

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Assamese মেঠন (methon).[1] Cognate Naga Pidgin methon.

Noun

mithun (plural mithun or mithuns)

A mithun in Bhutan.
  1. Bos frontalis, a Southern Asiatic species of wild cattle.
    • 2005, “Tseube”, in First Sun Stories: Unusual Folk Tales from the North East, Katha, published 2011, →ISBN, page 28:
      Early one morning, a tiger on the prowl overheard two mithun gossiping as they grazed in a clearing.

Synonyms

Translations
species of wild cattle — see gaur

References
  1. James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “‖ Mithan”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes VI, Part 2 (M–N), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 546, column 2.
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