pujari

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi पुजारी (pujārī).

pujari/priests

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /puːˈdʒɑːɹi/

Noun

pujari (plural pujaris)

1. (Hinduism) Someone who performs a puja, especially a priest in a Hindu temple.
   • 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 48:

     The pujari at the Kalika Mata temple lightly tolls the bell and then in a voice that is as clear and crystalline as the sky this morning sings the Surya Stotra.

   • 2000, Bhagwan Gidwani, Return of the Aryans:

     The pujari saw the headman's anger and said to Hiranbai, 'God bless you, child, for your good work for all these God's creatures.'

Synonyms

• archaka

Related terms

• puja

Anagrams

• Jaipur

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From Hindi पुजारी (pujārī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pudʒaʁi], [pudʒaɾi]

Noun

pujari

1. (Hinduism) someone who performs a puja; a Hindu priest

   Synonyms: maraz, pandit

Related terms

• puja