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pradhan

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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name

Meaning 1

Alternative form of Pardhan (“dialect of Gondi language”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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name

Meaning 2

A surname from Hindi.

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noun

Meaning 3

An official in parts of India, equivalent to vizier in rank and function.

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Usage: India, historical

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noun

Meaning 4

Alternative form of Pardhan.

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Usage: alt-of, alternative

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi प्रधान (pradhān).

From Sanskrit प्रधान (pradhāna).