padri

See also: padrí

Indonesian

Etymology

From Portuguese padre (“priest”), from Old Galician-Portuguese padre (“father”), from Latin pater, patrem (“father”), from Proto-Italic *patēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr (“father”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /padri/
• Hyphenation: pa‧dri

Noun

padri

1. (Catholicism, Christianity) priest

   Synonym: pastor

Usage notes

In the historical context of the Padri War (1803–1837), the word refers to Muslim clerics.

Further reading

• “padri” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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Italian

Noun

padri m pl

1. plural of padre

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Swahili

Noun

padri (ma class, plural mapadri)

1. Alternative form of padre
2. (chess) bishop