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adigar

adigar noun: the head man of a rural village.

Noun

adigar (plural adigars)

  1. (India, historical) The head man of a rural village.
  2. (historical) The chief minister of the Kingdom of Kandy.

Forms of adigar

pluraladigars
alternative formadhikar
alternative formadikar

Origin of adigar

From Sanskrit अधिकार (adhikāra, “one possessing authority”).

Questions about adigar

What does adigar mean?
Adigar means the head man of a rural village.
What part of speech is adigar?
Adigar is a noun.
What is the plural of adigar?
The plural of adigar is adigars.

Words near adigar in the dictionary

  1. Adie's pupil
  2. Adie's tonic pupil
  3. adieu
  4. adieus
  5. adieux
  6. adigar
  7. adigars
  8. Adige
  9. Adigea
  10. Adigei
  11. Adighe

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