পাদ্রি

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese padre. Cognate with Marathi पाद्री (pādrī), Konkani पाद्रि (pādri), Gujarati પાદરી (pādrī), and Hindi पादरी (pādrī).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /pad̪ɾi/, [ˈpad̪ːɾiˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /pad̪ɹi/, [ˈpad̪ːɹiˑ]

Noun

পাদ্রি • (padri)

  1. (Christianity) pastor; Christian priest

Descendants

  • → Assamese: পাদুৰি (paduri)
  • → Odia: ପାଦରି (pādari), ପାଦ୍ରି (pādri), ପାଦଡ଼ି (pādaṛi)
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