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chief meaning in Telugu

మూల mūla

/t͡ʃiːf/

chief in Telugu: మూల (mūla), ముఖ్యము (mukhyamu), నాయుడు (nāyuḍu), ప్రధానము (pradhānamu). In English, chief means the leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group.

Telugu words for chief

chief, main, principal
మూల mūla
chief, primary, particular, principal, eminent, urgent, indispensable
ముఖ్యము mukhyamu
chief
నాయుడు nāyuḍu
chief, principal, main, important, essential
ప్రధానము pradhānamu
chief, principal, best, most excellent, first
ప్రముఖము pramukhamu
a chief or principal man
ప్రముఖుడు pramukhuḍu
a chief, baron, lord, master, owner
దొర dora
a chief, leader
అగ్రగణ్యుడు agragaṇyuḍu

English meaning of chief

  1. noun The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group.
  2. noun Headship, the status of being a chief or leader.
  3. noun The top part of a shield or escutcheon; more specifically, an ordinary consisting of the upper part of the field cut off by a horizontal line, generally occupying the top third.
  4. noun The principal part or top of anything.

Full definition of chief

chief in a sentence

  • All firefighters report to the fire chief.
  • Bob is our troubleshooter in chief.
  • Negligence was the chief cause of the disaster.

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Questions about chief in Telugu

What is the meaning of chief in Telugu?
Chief in Telugu is మూల (mūla), ముఖ్యము (mukhyamu), నాయుడు (nāyuḍu), ప్రధానము (pradhānamu).
chief అంటే తెలుగులో అర్థం ఏమిటి?
Chief: మూల (mūla), ముఖ్యము (mukhyamu), నాయుడు (nāyuḍu), ప్రధానము (pradhānamu).
What does chief mean in English?
Chief means the leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group.

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Telugu words from Wiktionary's Telugu entries whose English meaning is “chief”: అగ్రగణ్యుడు, దొర, నాయుడు, ప్రధానము. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: chief (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Telugu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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