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ancestor meaning in Malayalam

പിതാമഹൻ

UK/ˈæn.sɛs.tə//ˈæn.sɛs.tɚ/

ancestor in Malayalam: പിതാമഹൻ, കുലപുരുഷൻ, പൂർവ്വികന്മാർ. In English, ancestor means one from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.

Malayalam words for ancestor

പിതാമഹൻ, കുലപുരുഷൻ, പൂർവ്വികന്മാർ

English meaning of ancestor

  1. noun One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.
  2. noun An earlier type; a progenitor.
  3. noun One from whom an estate has descended;—the correlative of heir.
  4. noun One who had the same role or function in former times.

Full definition of ancestor

ancestor in a sentence

  • This fossil animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse.

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Questions about ancestor in Malayalam

What is the meaning of ancestor in Malayalam?
Ancestor in Malayalam is പിതാമഹൻ, കുലപുരുഷൻ, പൂർവ്വികന്മാർ.
ancestor എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Ancestor: പിതാമഹൻ, കുലപുരുഷൻ, പൂർവ്വികന്മാർ.
What does ancestor mean in English?
Ancestor means one from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.

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

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