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dessaye

dessaye is the alternative form of desai.

Meaning of desai

Noun

desai (plural desais)

  1. (India, historical) In west and south India, a native official in charge of a district, often held by heredity; a petty chief.

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Forms of dessaye

pluraldessayes

Questions about dessaye

What is dessaye the alternative form of?
Dessaye is the alternative form of desai.

Words near dessaye in the dictionary

  1. Desrosiers
  2. dess
  3. Dessau
  4. dessauite
  5. dessay
  6. dessaye
  7. dessayes
  8. Desserah
  9. dessert
  10. dessert bar
  11. dessert bars

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dessaye (page history and authors); desai (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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