Etymology · Classical Persian
قلندر
2 English words descend from Classical Persian قلندر, most common first.
- calenderA machine, used for the purpose of giving cloth, paper etc., a smooth, even, and glossy or glazed surface, by cold or hot pressure, or for watering them and giving them a wavy appearance; it consists of two or more cylinders revolving nearly in contact, with the necessary apparatus for moving and regulating.
- qalandarA wandering ascetic Sufi dervish.