grandfather <priest> 1 realization
NEW Realization 1
Type Polysemy
Language Tamil
Lexeme pōtti
Meaning 1 grandfather
Direction
Meaning 2 Brahman temple-priest in Malabar (coll.)
Reference Tamil lexicon: 2962
Comment The meaning can be explaind as "respected", and can be attributed both to "father" and to "priest". The word is a variant of pōṟṟi ''praise, applause, commendation', 'grandfather' cf. [Winslow 1862: 830]