English Explanatory Dictionary

mudaliyar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A chief or headman in Sri Lanka.
  2. A Tamil caste in India.

Word forms

mudaliyar mudaliyars mudaliar mudliyar

Etymology

From Tamil முதலியார் (mutaliyār) (plural of முதலி (mutali, “chief”)), in early forms probably via Portuguese modeliar.

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