qalandar
English
editEtymology
editFrom Classical Persian قلندر (qalandar), possibly a re-borrowing through Arabic of original Persian کلندر (kalandar) "a rough, uncouth man" from Classical Persian کلند (kaland, kuland) "rough, unshaved, unsmoothed".
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) enPR: kăʹləndər, IPA(key): /ˈkæləndɚ/
- Rhymes: -æləndə(ɹ)
- Homophones: calendar, calender, Callander
Noun
editqalandar (plural qalandars)
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