Pantari, Paṇṭāri: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Paṇṭāri (பண்டாரி) noun < bhāṇḍārin.

1. [Malayalam: paṇṭāri.] Treasurer or storekeeper; treasurer of a religious establishment (R. F.); பொக்கிஷக்காரன். [pokkishakkaran.]

2. A title of the Uṭaiyār caste; உடையார்சாதிப் பட்டப்பெயர். [udaiyarsathip pattappeyar.]

3. Ship cook; கப்பற் சுயம்பாகி. [kappar suyambagi.] Nautical usage

4. See பண்டாரப்பிள்ளை. [pandarappillai.]

5. Supercargo; மரக்கலப்பண்டங் காப்போன். [marakkalappandang kappon.] Nautical usage

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Paṇṭāri (பண்டாரி) noun See பண்டாரம்² [pandaram²], 2. (W.)

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Pantari (பந்தரி) noun A kind of salt; உப்பு வகை. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [uppu vagai. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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