pandaram

noun

pan·​da·​ram

pənˈdärəm

plural -s

1

: a Hindu ascetic mendicant of the Sudra or sometimes a lower caste

2

: a Hindu priest of southern India and Ceylon

Word History

Etymology

Tamil paṇṭāram

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