name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Bos frontalis, a Southern Asiatic species of wild cattle.

   "Early one morning, a tiger on the prowl overheard two mithun gossiping as they grazed in a clearing."

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Synonyms

All synonyms

gaurgayal

Example

More examples

"Don't disturb Mithun, he's in VR right now."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Assamese মেঠন (methon). Cognate Naga Pidgin methon.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit मिथुन (mithuna).

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.