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पादरी

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See also: पिदर

Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese padre, from Old Galician-Portuguese padre (father), from Latin pater, patrem (father), from Proto-Italic *patēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr (father). Doublet of पिता (pitā), पितृ (pitŕ), पिदर (pidar), and फ़ादर (fādar). Cognate with Konkani पाद्रि (pādri), Malayalam പാതിരി (pātiri), Sinhalese පාදිලියා (pādiliyā).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pɑːd̪.ɾiː/, [päːd̪.ɾiː]

Noun

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पादरी (pādrīm (Urdu spelling پادری)

  1. (Christianity) pastor; Christian priest
    Synonym: फ़ादर (fādar)
    Hypernym: पुरोहित (purohit)
  2. (Christianity, historical) a missionary; Jesuit

Declension

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