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friar meaning in Tamil

துறவி

/ˈfɹaɪə/US/ˈfɹaɪɚ/

friar in Tamil: துறவி. In English, friar means a member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars).

Tamil words for friar

துறவி

English meaning of friar

  1. noun A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars).
  2. noun A white or pale patch on a printed page caused by poor inking.
  3. noun An American fish, the silverside.
  4. noun Such fish prepared as food.

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Questions about friar in Tamil

What is the meaning of friar in Tamil?
Friar in Tamil is துறவி.
friar என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Friar: துறவி.
What does friar mean in English?
Friar means a member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars).

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: friar (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: friar (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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