Shreshthi, Śreṣṭhi, Śreṣṭhī: 3 definitions
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Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryŚreṣṭhi (श्रेष्ठि):—(nm) a distinguished wealthy man.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚrēṣṭhi (ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಿ):—
1) [noun] the head or chief of an association following the same trade or industry.
2) [noun] a man belonging to the merchant caste.
3) [noun] the merchant caste.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryŚreṣṭhī (श्रेष्ठी):—n. person of rank or authority; a prominent merchant; businessman. banker;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Shreshthi-jirna-vishvamalla-priya, Shreshthicatvara, Shreshthichatvara, Shreshthika, Shreshthin, Shreshthini.
Ends with: Kulashreshthi, Rajashreshthi, Sagaradattashreshthi.
Full-text (+79): Shreshthin, Vaijnanashalika, Shreshthi-jirna-vishvamalla-priya, Paryadhigacchati, Sadharita, Shuddhatva, Sattragara, Kadashaya, Mahebhya, Jirna-shreshthi-shrimalla-priya, Galarandhra, Samantapala, Anyathakarana, Kashthashalika, Kuntakanti, Haribala, Nitpitrika, Sadhudatta, Shanmasi, Talaraksha.
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