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Chitpavan

Chitpavan noun: a member of a Brahmin community of Konkan in western India.

Noun

Chitpavan (plural Chitpavans or Chitpavan)

  1. A member of a Brahmin community of Konkan in western India.
    • Chitpavan derives from the Sanskrit ‘chit’ for mind, and ‘pavan’ for purified by fire.2023, Devika Rege, Quarterlife, Dialogue Books (2025), page 61

Forms of Chitpavan

pluralChitpavans
pluralChitpavan
alternative formChitpawan

Questions about Chitpavan

What does Chitpavan mean?
Chitpavan means a member of a Brahmin community of Konkan in western India.
What part of speech is Chitpavan?
Chitpavan is a noun.
What is the plural of Chitpavan?
The plural of Chitpavan is Chitpavans.

Words near Chitpavan in the dictionary

  1. chitotriose
  2. chitotrioses
  3. chitotriosidase
  4. chitotriosidases
  5. ChiTown
  6. Chitpavan
  7. Chitpavans
  8. Chitpawan
  9. Chitpawans
  10. chitra
  11. Chitrabaanu

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