andor

== English == === Alternative forms === andas, andola === Etymology === From Portuguese andor, from Malayalam, from Sanskrit हिन्दोल (hindola, “swinging cradle, hammock litter, dooly”). Compare dooly from Sanskrit दुल् (dul) via Hindi. === Noun === andor (plural andors) (India, historical) Synonym of dandy or hammock litter, a strong cloth suspended from a pole or set of poles used as an open sedan chair. 1916 July, Henry Yule & al., "Padre Maestro Fray Seb. Manrique in Bengal (1628–Sept. 11, 1629)", Bengal Past & Present, Vol. XIII, No. 25, p. 32: P. della Valle writes in the same strain: "And these two, the palankins and the andors [a kind of doli] also differ from one another, for in the andor the cane which sustains it is, as it is in the reti, straight; whereas in the palankin, for the greater convenience of the inmate, and to give more room for raising his head, the cane is arched upwards like this, _∩_..." (India, archaic) Synonym of palanquin, used variously for nearly any kind of Indian litter. 1886, Henry Yule & al., Hobson-Jobson, s.v. "andor": 1498. — "After two days had passed he... came to the factory in an andor [i.e. a chowpaul] which men carried on their shoulders, and these... consist of great canes which are bent overhead and arched, and from these are hung certain cloths of a half fathom wide, and a fathom and a half long, and at the ends are pieces of wood to bear the cloth which hangs from the cane; and laid over the cloth there is a great mattrass of the same size, and this all made of silk-stuff wrought with gold-thread, and with many decorations and fringes and tassels; whilst the ends of the cane are mounted with silver, all very gorgeous, and rich, like the lords who travel so." — Correa, i. 102. 1886, Henry Yule & al., Hobson-Jobson, s.v. "andor": 1552. — "The Moors all were on foot, and their Captain was a valiant Turk, who as being their Captain, for the honour of the thing was carried in an Andor [i.e. a takhtrawan] on the shoulders of 4 men, from which he gave his orders as if he were on horseback." — Barros, II. vi. viii. (Portugal, Roman Catholicism) Synonym of litter, used in religious processions of saints' figurines. ==== References ==== Henry Yule; A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903), “andor”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […]. === Anagrams === Ardon, Daron, rando, Andro, Ronda, radon, Norad, NORAD, Doran, andro, Drona, norad, Nador, Nardo, adorn, andro- == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Malayalam, from Sanskrit हिन्दोल (hindola, “swinging cradle, hammock litter, dooly”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -oɾ, (Brazil) -oʁ Hyphenation: an‧dor === Noun === andor m (plural andores) (Roman Catholicism) A litter used to carry saints' figures, relics, etc. in religious processions Synonym: charola (India, historical) andor ==== Descendants ==== English: andor === Interjection === andor! out! (demanding that someone leave) Synonyms: fora, rua === Further reading === “andor”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “andor”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026