"Chauhan" meaning in English

See Chauhan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Chauhans [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi चौहान (cauhān), from Sanskrit चाहमान (cāhamāna). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|hi|चौहान}} Borrowed from Hindi चौहान (cauhān), {{der|en|sa|चाहमान}} Sanskrit चाहमान (cāhamāna) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Chauhan (plural Chauhans)
  1. A surname. Related terms: Chohan

Inflected forms

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        "1": "en",
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
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    }
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  "pos": "name",
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "English surnames",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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      ],
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        "A surname."
      ],
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      ],
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        {
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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      },
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    },
    {
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    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "s"
      },
      "expansion": "Chauhan (plural Chauhans)",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
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    }
  ],
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English proper nouns",
        "English surnames",
        "English terms borrowed from Hindi",
        "English terms derived from Hindi",
        "English terms derived from Sanskrit",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname."
      ],
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          "surname",
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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