mudaliyar

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A chief or headman in Sri Lanka. historical
    — He had been a Mudaliyar or Headman of East Giruwa Pattu […] when I was Assistant Government Agent there fifty years ago.
  2. A Tamil caste in India.

词形变化

mudaliyars plural mudaliar alternative mudliyar alternative

词源

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