"chieftain" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Îngilîzî]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chieftain.wav
Etymology: Ji îngilîziya navîn cheveteyn, cheftayne, ji fransiya kevn chevetaine, ji latîniya dereng capitaneus, ji latînî caput (“ser”), ji proto-hindûewropî *kauput-. Cotrehê captain.
  1. axa, beg, serokeşîr, mezinê eşîrekê, rêberê eşîrê
    Sense id: ku-chieftain-en-noun-~cUkenK7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chieftainess
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    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Cotreh bi îngilîzî",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Deng bi îngilîzî",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Fransiya kevn",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Latîniya dereng",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Latînî",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Peyvên îngilîzî ji fransiya kevn",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Peyvên îngilîzî ji latîniya dereng",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Peyvên îngilîzî ji latînî",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Peyvên îngilîzî ji proto-hindûewropî",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Peyvên îngilîzî yên mîrasmayî ji îngilîziya navîn",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
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      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
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      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Îngilîzî",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
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    {
      "word": "chieftainess"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Navdêr",
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      "glosses": [
        "axa, beg, serokeşîr, mezinê eşîrekê, rêberê eşîrê"
      ],
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    }
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "chief"
    },
    {
      "word": "big gun"
    },
    {
      "word": "big shot"
    },
    {
      "word": "big wheel"
    },
    {
      "word": "bigwig"
    },
    {
      "word": "boss"
    },
    {
      "word": "employer"
    },
    {
      "word": "foreman"
    },
    {
      "word": "head"
    },
    {
      "word": "leader"
    },
    {
      "word": "mandarin"
    },
    {
      "word": "manager"
    },
    {
      "word": "mover and shaker"
    },
    {
      "word": "top banana"
    },
    {
      "word": "top dog"
    },
    {
      "word": "tycoon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chieftain"
}
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    "Cotreh bi îngilîzî",
    "Deng bi îngilîzî",
    "Fransiya kevn",
    "Latîniya dereng",
    "Latînî",
    "Peyvên îngilîzî ji fransiya kevn",
    "Peyvên îngilîzî ji latîniya dereng",
    "Peyvên îngilîzî ji latînî",
    "Peyvên îngilîzî ji proto-hindûewropî",
    "Peyvên îngilîzî yên mîrasmayî ji îngilîziya navîn",
    "Proto-hindûewropî",
    "Îngilîziya navîn",
    "Îngilîzî"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "chieftainess"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Ji îngilîziya navîn cheveteyn, cheftayne, ji fransiya kevn chevetaine, ji latîniya dereng capitaneus, ji latînî caput (“ser”), ji proto-hindûewropî *kauput-. Cotrehê captain.",
  "lang": "Îngilîzî",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Navdêr",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "axa, beg, serokeşîr, mezinê eşîrekê, rêberê eşîrê"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "word": "chief"
    },
    {
      "word": "big gun"
    },
    {
      "word": "big shot"
    },
    {
      "word": "big wheel"
    },
    {
      "word": "bigwig"
    },
    {
      "word": "boss"
    },
    {
      "word": "employer"
    },
    {
      "word": "foreman"
    },
    {
      "word": "head"
    },
    {
      "word": "leader"
    },
    {
      "word": "mandarin"
    },
    {
      "word": "manager"
    },
    {
      "word": "mover and shaker"
    },
    {
      "word": "top banana"
    },
    {
      "word": "top dog"
    },
    {
      "word": "tycoon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chieftain"
}

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