Bengali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle Bengali পাঁড়িআ (pãṛia), from Old Bengali পাঁডিআ (pā̃ḍiā), from Prakrit 𑀧𑀁𑀟𑀺𑀅𑀓​ (paṃḍiaka​), from 𑀧𑀁𑀟𑀺𑀅 (paṃḍia) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍita, scholar, teacher), probably reborrowed from Prakrit *𑀧𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀢 (*paṇṇita), from Vedic Sanskrit प्रज्ञित (prajñita, learned). Cognate to Nepali पाँड़े (pā̃ṛe), Gujarati પંડયો (paṇḍyo), Hindi पाँड़े (pā̃ṛe), Marathi 𑘢𑘰𑘽𑘚𑘿𑘧𑘰 (pāṇḍyā).

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পাঁড়ে (pãṛe)

  1. a title of Brahmins from north-central India
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