𑀧𑀁𑀟𑀺𑀅

Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍitá).

Noun

𑀧𑀁𑀟𑀺𑀅 (paṃḍia) m (Devanagari पंडिअ, Kannada ಪಂಡಿಅ) (Māhārāṣṭrī)

1. a wise man

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “paṇḍitá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press