Mukaddama: 2 definitions

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Mukaddama means something in Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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[«previous next»] — Mukaddama in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

mukaddama (मुकद्दम).—m ( A) A title of the pāṭīla or managing authority of a village; also of each of the vatanadāra. 2 An officer in some villages, deputy of or ranking next to the dēśamukha. 3 The head man, chief, captain, of a caste or body (as of guides, peons, dooley bearers, public laborers). 4 (Ludicrously, from mukā, from the similarity of sound of the two words) A dumb person.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

mukaddama (मुकद्दम).—m A title of the pāṭīla; the head man.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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