grandfather — <priest> 1 realization Unique
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]

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