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forefather meaning in Kannada

ಹಿರೀಕ

/ˈfɔːˌfɑːðə/US/ˈfɔɹˌfɑːðɚ/

forefather in Kannada: ಹಿರೀಕ, ಪೂರ್ವಜ, ಪೂರ್ವಿಕ, ಹಿರಿಯ. In English, forefather means an ancestor.

Kannada words for forefather

ಹಿರೀಕ, ಪೂರ್ವಜ, ಪೂರ್ವಿಕ, ಹಿರಿಯ, ಹಿಂದಿನ ತಲೆಮಾರಿನವ

English meaning of forefather

  1. noun An ancestor.
  2. noun A cultural ancestor; one who originated an idea or tradition.

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Questions about forefather in Kannada

What is the meaning of forefather in Kannada?
Forefather in Kannada is ಹಿರೀಕ, ಪೂರ್ವಜ, ಪೂರ್ವಿಕ, ಹಿರಿಯ.
forefather ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Forefather: ಹಿರೀಕ, ಪೂರ್ವಜ, ಪೂರ್ವಿಕ, ಹಿರಿಯ.
What does forefather mean in English?
Forefather means an ancestor.

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Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: forefather (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: forefather (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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