qalandar
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qalandar
- /ˈkæləndɚ/ US
Sounds like calendar, calender, Callander · Rhymes with -æləndə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Classical Persian قلندر (qalandar), possibly a re-borrowing through Arabic of original Persian کلندر (kalandar) "a rough, uncouth man" from Classical Persian کلند (kaland, kuland) "rough, unshaved, unsmoothed".
noun qalandars · calender
- A wandering ascetic Sufi dervish.
Translations
Talk about this word "qalandar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/qalandar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. qalandar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/qalandar "qalandar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/qalandar.Cite this
@misc{qalandar_2026,
title = {qalandar},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/qalandar},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
