পাদ্রি

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese padre. Cognate with Marathi पाद्री (pādrī), Konkani पाद्रि (pādri), Gujarati પાદરી (pādrī), and Hindi पादरी (pādrī).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /pad̪ɾi/, [ˈpad̪ːɾiˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /pad̪ɹi/, [ˈpad̪ːɹiˑ]

Noun

পাদ্রি • (padri)

1. (Christianity) pastor; Christian priest