પાદરી

Gujarati

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-?

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr?

Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr

Proto-Italic *patēr

Latin pater

Old Galician-Portuguese padre

Portuguese padrebor.

Gujarati પાદરી (pādrī)

Borrowed from Portuguese padre (“ecclesiastical priest”). Doublet of ફાધર (phādhar), પિતા (pitā), પિતૃ (pitŕ), and પિદર (pidar).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑd̪.ɾi/
• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: પા‧દરી

Noun

પાદરી • (pādrī) m

1. (Christianity) pastor; Christian priest

   Synonym: ફાધર (phādhar)

Derived terms

• પાદરીપણું (pādrīpṇũ)