different between ankhs vs ankus
ankhs
English
Noun
ankhs
- plural of ankh
Anagrams
- Hanks, Naskh, Shank, hanks, khans, shank
ankhs From the web:
ankus
English
Alternative forms
- ankhus
- ankush
- ankusha
Etymology
From Hindi ????? (a?kus), from Sanskrit ?????? (a?ku?a).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?a?.k?s/
Noun
ankus (plural ankuses)
- The hooked goad that is used in India to control elephants.
- 1895, Rudyard Kipling, The King's Ankus
- At last he found something really fascinating laid on the front of a howdah half buried in the coins. It was a three-foot ankus, or elephant-goad—something like a small boathook. The top was one round, shining ruby, and eight inches of the handle below it were studded with rough turquoises close together, giving a most satisfactory grip.
- 2007, Michael Chabon, Gentlemen of the Road, Sceptre 2008, p. 22:
- He reached for the ivory handle of his ankus and turned to the stripling.
- 1895, Rudyard Kipling, The King's Ankus
Anagrams
- Kansu, Kuans, Kunas, kunas, unask
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