Hergade, Hergaḍe: 1 definition

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Hergaḍe (ಹೆರ್ಗಡೆ):—

1) [noun] the chief officer of a village.

2) [noun] the superintendent in a palace, temple, etc.

3) [noun] a senior or chief officer (in gen.).

4) [noun] a man appointed by or under the authority of a sovereign or head of a government to some high office of state, esp. to that of head of an administrative department; a minister.

5) [noun] the chief diplomatic representative appointed by a government to represent in another nation; an ambassador.

6) [noun] a sub-caste among Gauḍa Sārasvata brāhmaṇas.

7) [noun] a surname used by some families.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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