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forefather meaning in Malayalam

പൂർവ്വികൻ

/ˈfɔːˌfɑːðə/US/ˈfɔɹˌfɑːðɚ/

forefather in Malayalam: പൂർവ്വികൻ, പിതാവ്, പിതാമഹൻ, പിതൃപിതാവ്. In English, forefather means an ancestor.

Malayalam words for forefather

ancestor, forebear, antecedent
പൂർവ്വികൻ, പിതാവ്, പിതാമഹൻ, പിതൃപിതാവ്, പൂർവ്വൻ, മുൻഗാമി

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 Malayalam

What is the meaning of forefather in Malayalam?
Forefather in Malayalam is പൂർവ്വികൻ, പിതാവ്, പിതാമഹൻ, പിതൃപിതാവ്.
forefather എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Forefather: പൂർവ്വികൻ, പിതാവ്, പിതാമഹൻ, പിതൃപിതാവ്.
What does forefather mean in English?
Forefather means an ancestor.

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Malayalam words from the E.K. Kurup corpus on Olam: forefather (dataset and license). 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 Malayalam words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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