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upstart meaning in Tamil

செல்வம்

/ˈʌp.stɑːt/US/ˈʌp.stɑɹt/

upstart in Tamil: செல்வம், செல்வாக்கு, புதுப் பணக்காரன், இறுமாப்புள்ள இளைஞன். In English, upstart means one who has suddenly gained wealth, power, or other prominence, but either has not received social acceptance or has become arrogant or presumptuous.

Tamil words for upstart

செல்வம், செல்வாக்கு, புதுப் பணக்காரன், இறுமாப்புள்ள இளைஞன், தன்மூப்பானவன்

English meaning of upstart

  1. noun One who has suddenly gained wealth, power, or other prominence, but either has not received social acceptance or has become arrogant or presumptuous.
  2. noun The meadow saffron.
  3. adjective Acting like a parvenu.
  4. adjective Self-important and presumptuous.

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What is the meaning of upstart in Tamil?
Upstart in Tamil is செல்வம், செல்வாக்கு, புதுப் பணக்காரன், இறுமாப்புள்ள இளைஞன்.
upstart என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Upstart: செல்வம், செல்வாக்கு, புதுப் பணக்காரன், இறுமாப்புள்ள இளைஞன்.
What does upstart mean in English?
Upstart means one who has suddenly gained wealth, power, or other prominence, but either has not received social acceptance or has become arrogant or presumptuous.

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

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