noun
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a body of people having religion, caste, etc., in common; a community.
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a public platform of a local, informal court confined either to a caste or to a village.
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a house (usu. in a village) having a slightly raised platform in the frontage.
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the house of the village-chief or the community-head.
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ಕಟ್ಟೆಮನೆ ಯಜಮಾನ kaṭṭemane yajamāna the chief of a caste, religion, etc. in a village.