pardhan

noun

par·​dhan

ˈpärˌdän

plural pardhan or pardhans

: a bardic minstrel and ritual beggar of the Gond people

Word History

Etymology

Hindi pardhān, pradhān, from Sanskrit pradhāna chief, from pra- before

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