pedanda
pedanda noun: in Bali, a Hindu priest or priestess.
Noun
pedanda (plural pedandas or pedanda)
- In Bali, a Hindu priest or priestess.
- There are records of bitter village conflicts in which Pande families were denied the right to bury their dead in the village cemetery because the families did not obtain holy water from pedandas, and the villagers said the unpurified bodies would contaminate the cemetery.1990, Fred B. Eiseman, Jr., Bali: Sekala and Niskala, Tuttle Publishing, page 80
- The only people who are conversant with all the rituals of agama Hindu are the high priests, or pedanda, men and a few women of the Brahman caste who spend years studying the complex theology.2002, Lesley Reader, Lucy Ridout, The Rough Guide Bali and Lombok, page 510
Forms of pedanda
| plural | pedandas |
|---|---|
| plural | pedanda |
Origin of pedanda
From Balinese pedanda, padanda, ultimately from Sanskrit.
Questions about pedanda
- What does pedanda mean?
- Pedanda means in Bali, a Hindu priest or priestess.
- What part of speech is pedanda?
- Pedanda is a noun.
- What is the plural of pedanda?
- The plural of pedanda is pedandas.
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