பணிக்கன்

Tamil

Etymology

பணி (paṇi) +‎ கன் (kaṉ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paɳikːan/

Noun

பணிக்கன் • (paṇikkaṉ)

1. teacher
2. fencing master, one who teaches the use of arms
3. director or manager of a play; instructor, as of actors; dancing master
4. master builder
5. carpenter
6. mahout, elephant driver
7. headman of the barber caste
8. physician for snake bite
9. one who distills arrack
10. a caste title
11. a laboring class
12. a sub-division of the Paḷḷar caste

References

• University of Madras (1924–1936) “பணிக்கன்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press