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peon meaning in Malayalam

ശിപായി śipāyi

/ˈpiː.ən/US/ˈpi.ɑn/

peon in Malayalam: ശിപായി (śipāyi), ചപ്രാസി (caprāsi). In English, peon means a lowly person; a peasant or serf; a labourer who is obliged to do menial work.

Malayalam words for peon

peon
ശിപായി śipāyi, ചപ്രാസി caprāsi

English meaning of peon

  1. noun A lowly person; a peasant or serf; a labourer who is obliged to do menial work.
  2. noun A person of low rank or importance.
  3. noun A messenger, foot soldier, or native policeman.

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Questions about peon in Malayalam

What is the meaning of peon in Malayalam?
Peon in Malayalam is ശിപായി (śipāyi), ചപ്രാസി (caprāsi).
peon എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Peon: ശിപായി (śipāyi), ചപ്രാസി (caprāsi).
What does peon mean in English?
Peon means a lowly person; a peasant or serf; a labourer who is obliged to do menial work.

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Malayalam words from Wiktionary's Malayalam entries whose English meaning is “peon”: ചപ്രാസി, ശിപായി. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: peon (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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