pradhan

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noun

An official in parts of India, equivalent to vizier in rank and function.

OriginSanskrit प्रधान →
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Meanings

pradhan1

nounpradhan (plural pradhans)

plural pradhans

  1. IndiahistoricalAn official in parts of India, equivalent to vizier in rank and function.

Pradhan2

nounPradhan (plural Pradhans)

plural Pradhans

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Pardhan.
proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Pardhan (“dialect of Gondi language”).
proper nounPradhan (plural Pradhans)

plural Pradhans

  1. A surname from Hindi.

Origin

pradhan · noun

  1. Sanskritप्रधान
  2. Englishpradhan

From Sanskrit प्रधान (pradhāna).

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Pradhan · noun, proper noun, proper noun

  1. Hindiप्रधान
  2. EnglishPradhan

Borrowed from Hindi प्रधान (pradhān).

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