પંડયો
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Gujarati[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀁𑀟𑀺𑀅 (paṃḍia), from Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍita). Cognate to Nepali पाँड़े (pā̃ṛe), Bengali পাঁড়ে (pãṛe), Hindi पाँड़े (pā̃ṛe), Marathi 𑘢𑘰𑘽𑘚𑘿𑘧𑘰 (pāṇḍyā).
Noun[edit]
પંડયો • (paṇḍyo) m
- priest
- a Brahmin teacher in a rural school who teaches young boys
- a priest who performs rites and aids pilgrims at holy sites