grandfather
—
<priest>
1 realization
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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] |