پادری

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese padre, from Old Galician-Portuguese padre (father), from Latin pater, patrem (father), from Proto-Italic *patēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr (father). Doublet of پتا, پتر, and فادر.

Noun

پادْری (pādrīm (Hindi spelling पादरी)

  1. (Christianity) clergyman; Christian priest
    Synonym: فادر (fādar)
  2. (Christianity, historical) a missionary; Jesuit