qalandar

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US/ˈkæləndɚ/

noun

A wandering ascetic Sufi dervish.

OriginClassical Persian قلندر ← Persian کلندر →
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Meanings

nounqalandar (plural qalandars)

plural qalandars · alternative calender

  1. A wandering ascetic Sufi dervish.

Origin

  1. Classical Persianکلند
  2. Persianکلندر
  3. Classical Persianقلندر
  4. Englishqalandar

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".

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Translations

French calender
  • calenderone of an order of dervishes
Hindi क़लंदर
  • क़लंदर (qalandar)one of an order of dervishes
Portuguese calênder
  • calênderone of an order of dervishes

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with qalandar

calendarcalender
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Sounds the same

calendarcalenderCallander
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APA

qalandar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/qalandar

MLA

“qalandar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/qalandar. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “qalandar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/qalandar.

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