Pandaramn.

Brit.

/panˈdɑːrəm/,

/pʌnˈdɑːrəm/, U.S.

/ˌpɑnˈdɑrəm/

Forms: 1700s Pandarrum, 1700s Pantare, 1700s Pantarongal (plural), 1700s Pundarah, 1700s– Pandaram. Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Tamil. Etymon: Tamil paṇṭāram.

Etymology: < Tamil paṇṭāram storehouse, treasury, Saiva devotee, monk or friar (with implication of a holy person, or one in whom merit or treasure abides) < Prakrit bhaṇḍāra and its etymon Sanskrit bhaṇḍāgāra temple treasury.In form Pantarongal after the Tamil plural paṇṭārankaḷ. Forms without final m reflect the Tamil stem paṇṭāra-.

Hinduism. Now chiefly historical.

In southern India and Sri Lanka: an ascetic mendicant or low-caste Hindu priest.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > poverty > mendicancy > [noun] > beggar > Muslim or Hindu (religious)

fakir1609

sanyasi1613

calender1638

Pandaram1710

Naga1828

dandy1832

society > faith > church government > monasticism > friar > [noun] > Hindu

Pandaram1710

gosainc1774

Naga1828

1710 A. W. Boehm Propagation Gospel in East: Pt. II (title page) Some observations relating to the Malabarian philosophy and divinity: and concerning their Bramans, Pantares, and poets.

1745 Gentleman's Mag. Mar. 144/1 When the Bramins and Pandarams are obliged to own the unity of God, they use the same subterfuges as the Roman catholicks do to protestants.

1798 T. Pennant View of Hindoostan Pref. The other figure is of a Pandaram or Senassey, of the class of pilgrims to the various pagodas.

1814 W. Brown Hist. Propagation Christianity I. v. 237 With the view of becoming a distinguished Pandaram, he placed himself under the tuition of one of the most celebrated priests.

1859 J. E. Tennent Ceylon I. iii. vii. 373 A little temple..in which consecrated serpents were tenderly reared by the Pandarams.

1907 Imperial Gazetteer India (new ed.) I. 322 Among the begging castes which form nearly 1 per cent. of the population of the Tamil country, the Pandārams rank highest.

1926 C. Rasanayagam Anc. Jaffna iv. 174 The only indigenous musical instrument now available in Jaffna is the ‘udukku’, which can be seen in the hands of mendicant pandarams.

1996 T. N. Murari Steps from Paradise 408 The biers were carried down the steps and out along the drive, preceded by the Pandarams, blowing on their conches.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pandaram
释义	Pandaramn. Brit. /panˈdɑːrəm/, /pʌnˈdɑːrəm/, U.S. /ˌpɑnˈdɑrəm/ Forms: 1700s Pandarrum, 1700s Pantare, 1700s Pantarongal (plural), 1700s Pundarah, 1700s– Pandaram. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: A borrowing from Tamil. Etymon: Tamil paṇṭāram. Etymology: < Tamil paṇṭāram storehouse, treasury, Saiva devotee, monk or friar (with implication of a holy person, or one in whom merit or treasure abides) < Prakrit bhaṇḍāra and its etymon Sanskrit bhaṇḍāgāra temple treasury.In form Pantarongal after the Tamil plural paṇṭārankaḷ. Forms without final m reflect the Tamil stem paṇṭāra-. Hinduism. Now chiefly historical. In southern India and Sri Lanka: an ascetic mendicant or low-caste Hindu priest. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > poverty > mendicancy > [noun] > beggar > Muslim or Hindu (religious) fakir1609 sanyasi1613 calender1638 Pandaram1710 Naga1828 dandy1832 society > faith > church government > monasticism > friar > [noun] > Hindu Pandaram1710 gosainc1774 Naga1828 1710 A. W. Boehm Propagation Gospel in East: Pt. II (title page) Some observations relating to the Malabarian philosophy and divinity: and concerning their Bramans, Pantares, and poets. 1745 Gentleman's Mag. Mar. 144/1 When the Bramins and Pandarams are obliged to own the unity of God, they use the same subterfuges as the Roman catholicks do to protestants. 1798 T. Pennant View of Hindoostan Pref. The other figure is of a Pandaram or Senassey, of the class of pilgrims to the various pagodas. 1814 W. Brown Hist. Propagation Christianity I. v. 237 With the view of becoming a distinguished Pandaram, he placed himself under the tuition of one of the most celebrated priests. 1859 J. E. Tennent Ceylon I. iii. vii. 373 A little temple..in which consecrated serpents were tenderly reared by the Pandarams. 1907 Imperial Gazetteer India (new ed.) I. 322 Among the begging castes which form nearly 1 per cent. of the population of the Tamil country, the Pandārams rank highest. 1926 C. Rasanayagam Anc. Jaffna iv. 174 The only indigenous musical instrument now available in Jaffna is the ‘udukku’, which can be seen in the hands of mendicant pandarams. 1996 T. N. Murari Steps from Paradise 408 The biers were carried down the steps and out along the drive, preceded by the Pandarams, blowing on their conches. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1710
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