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* The '''[[Tuluva Hebbars]]''', a community of [[Tulu language|Tulu]]-speaking brahmins. |
* The '''[[Tuluva Hebbars]]''', a community of [[Tulu language|Tulu]]-speaking brahmins. |
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* The '''[[Havyaka]]''', a Brahmin community. |
* The '''[[Havyaka]]''', a Brahmin community. |
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* The '''[[Chitpavan Hebbar]]''', a [[Marathi]] speaking brahmin community where [[hebbar]] is a family name instead of surname which is given to the head of the village in all the activities. |
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Revision as of 14:45, 14 January 2010
"Hebbar" is a Kannada word, derived from "hebbu/hiridhu" (meaning big) and "haruva" (meaning brahmin). The word is used as last name in some Brahmin communities in Karnataka:
- The Hebbar Iyengars, a community of Srivaishnavite Iyengar brahmins, who speak a dialect of Tamil highly influenced by Kannada.
- The Tuluva Hebbars, a community of Tulu-speaking brahmins.
- The Havyaka, a Brahmin community.
- The Chitpavan Hebbar, a Marathi speaking brahmin community where hebbar is a family name instead of surname which is given to the head of the village in all the activities.