Malayalam
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वैदिक (vaidika).
Pronunciation
Noun
വൈദികൻ • (vaidikaṉ) m
- priest
- Coordinate term: വൈദിക f (vaidika)
- vedic scholar; theologian
- A Brahman well versed in the Vedas
- Christian priest
References
- Warrier, M. I. (2008) “വൈദികൻ”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books