Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍita).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pəɳ.ɖɑː/, [pɐ̃ɳ.ɖäː]

Noun edit

पंडा (paṇḍām (Urdu spelling پنڈا)

  1. a Brahman superintending as a hereditary function a place of pilgrimage
  2. a Brahman cook

Declension edit

References edit

  • Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “पंडा”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]