பணிக்கன்

Tamil

Etymology

பணி (paṇi) +‎ கன் (kaṉ)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɐɳɪkːɐn/

Noun

பணிக்கன் • (paṇikkaṉ)

teacher
fencing master, one who teaches the use of arms
director or manager of a play; instructor, as of actors; dancing master
master builder
carpenter
mahout, elephant driver
headman of the barber caste
physician for snake bite
one who distills arrack
a caste title
a laboring class
a sub-division of the Paḷḷar caste

References

University of Madras (1924–1936) “பணிக்கன்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press

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