purohit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A family priest.
name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

purohit purohits

Etymology

From Hindi पुरोहित (purohit), from Sanskrit पुरोहित (purohita) from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey-.

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