pandai
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay pandai, from Old Javanese paṇḍe, paṇḍay (“skilled worker; smith”), from Prakrit paṁḍia, from Sanskrit पाण्ड्यः (pāṇḍyaḥ, “best of the learned”), पाण्डित्य (pāṇḍitya, “cleverness”) or पण्डित (paṇḍita). Doublet of pendeta.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
pandai (comparative lebih pandai, informal comparative pandaian, superlative terpandai, equative sepandai)
Noun edit
pandai (plural para pandai, pandai-pandai, first-person possessive pandaiku, second-person possessive pandaimu, third-person possessive pandainya)
- blacksmith (a person who forges)
- herbalist
Verb edit
pandai
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “pandai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Prakrit paṁḍia, from Sanskrit पाण्ड्यः (pāṇḍyaḥ, “best of the learned”), पाण्डित्य (pāṇḍitya, “cleverness”) or पण्डित (paṇḍita). Doublet of pendeta.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
pandai (Jawi spelling ڤنداي)
- clever, intelligent
- Synonyms: bijak, cerdas, cerdik, pintar; see also Thesaurus:pandai
- Kucing kamu sangat pandai.
- Your cat is so clever.
- skillful
- Synonyms: cekap, handal, mahir, tangkas; see also Thesaurus:pandai
- Ibu pandai menjahit baju.
- Mom is good at sewing.
Noun edit
pandai (Jawi spelling ڤنداي, plural pandai-pandai, informal 1st possessive pandaiku, 2nd possessive pandaimu, 3rd possessive pandainya)
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: pandai
- Sabah Malay: pandai
- → Cantonese: 扮𠮨 (baan6 naai3)
- → Cebuano: panday
- → Maranao: panday
- → Semai: panèy
- → Tagalog: panday
Further reading edit
- “pandai” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Sabah Malay edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
pandai
- know how
- Pandai bah pula si Apin manari.
- Apin knows how to dance apparently.
- capable
- Ndak ku pandai tu makan butod.
- I am not capable to eat sago worm.
Related terms edit
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pandai m pl
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
pandai | bandai | mhandai | phandai |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |