"Nair" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Nairs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Malayalam നായർ (nāyaṟ). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ml|നായർ}} Borrowed from Malayalam നായർ (nāyaṟ) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Nairs}} Nair (plural Nairs)
  1. A surname from Malayalam.
    Sense id: en-Nair-en-name-AdMFPILX Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Naire, Nayar, Nayyar

Noun

Forms: Nairs [plural], Nair [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Malayalam നായർ (nāyaṟ). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ml|നായർ}} Borrowed from Malayalam നായർ (nāyaṟ) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Nair}} Nair (plural Nairs or Nair)
  1. A member of a group of Indian Hindu castes originating from Kerala.
    Sense id: en-Nair-en-noun-nFaWabIx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Naire, Nayar, Nayyar

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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