Mahout
Mahout, or Mahoot, is an Indian word for an elephant rider, trainer or keeper. In fact, theres more terms as follows:
Camp head mahout | Elephant head mahout | Elephant assistant mahout | |
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India (general) | Jamedar | Mahout | Kawadi |
Kerala (India) | ? | Aanakaran | ? |
Nepal | Phanet | Pachuwa | Mahout |
Burma | ? | Oozie | ? |
Thailand | ? | Kao-Chang | ? |