Akela

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Akela 1
Revisions 2b. description is verified

Akela 2
Revisions not set
Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage Literature, Indian
Scripts अकेला(Hindi)

Meaning & History

Akela is a fictional character in Rudyard Kipling's stories, The Jungle Book (1894) and The Second Jungle Book (1895).
Added 3/17/2016 by LMS
Edited 1/18/2024 by Mike C, Frollein Gladys and LMS

Akela 3
not set
Gender Feminine
Usage Luba

Meaning & History

Not available.
Added 3/26/2021 by anonymous

Akela 4
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Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Hindi (Rare)
Scripts Akelā
Pronounced Pron. Akela  [key]
Other Forms FormsAkelā

Meaning & History

Akelā means "single or solitary" in Hindi. Akela (Akelā also called The Lone Wolf or Big Wolf) is a fictional character in Rudyard Kipling's stories, The Jungle Book (1894) and The Second Jungle Book (1895). He is the leader of the Seeonee pack of Indian wolves and presides over the pack's council meetings. It is at such a meeting that the pack adopts the lost child Mowgli and Akela becomes one of Mowgli's mentors.
Also, in the Cub Scouts the pack leader is called Akela or Akala.
Added 6/12/2024 by chinchencube