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[[File:"Hyder Ali," a steel engraving from the 1790's (with modern hand coloring).jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Hyder Ali]], Dalavayi of [[Kingdom of Mysore|Myosre Kingdom]]]]
'''Dalavayi''' also spelled '''Dalwai''', '''Dalavay and Dalvoy''' was meaning title of Chief in Commander<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=JbbjAAAAQBAJ&pg=RA1-PT273&lpg=RA1-PT273&dq=dalavayi+commander&source=bl&ots=k6f9U2Ghla&sig=utLymY1mtpYNP-Qh1eg5dWU98uo&hl=ja&sa=X&ei=dnoNU6rvC8eQkQWSmICwCw&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=dalavayi%20commander&f=false Mysore Royal Dasara, p110]</ref> or Commander in the military<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=JbbjAAAAQBAJ&pg=RA1-PT273&lpg=RA1-PT273&dq=Dalavayi+meaning&source=bl&ots=k6f9U1Kjk6&sig=_YYW8KPVudpKkZeIIyakTWYs520&hl=ja&sa=X&ei=wGMNU9GDIomBlQWx5oGgCg&ved=0CEMQ6AEwBTgK#v=onepage&q=Dalavayi%20meaning&f=false Steel Nibs Are Sprouting: New Dalit Writing From South India, South Indian dynasty]</ref> in South Indian dynasty. In [[Kingdom of Mysore]], [[Hyder Ali]] and his eldest son [[Tipu Sultan]] were appointed to this position.

The word Dalavayi is a [[Prakrit]] or vernacular form of the [[Sanskrit]] word {{IAST|Dalapati}} (which literally means: leader or chief of the team or wing). In western India, especially [[Maharashtra]] and [[Goa]] the descendants of Dalavayis still use the title ''Dalvi'' ([[Devanagari]]: दळवी) as surname, which is modern form of the Prakrit word Dalavayi.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bloch|first1=J.|title=Formation of the Marathi Language|date=1970|publisher=Motilal Banarasidas Publishers|isbn=9788120823228|page=161}}</ref>

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>Titodutta at 04:36, 5 September 2021