pandita

See also: pândita

English

Noun

pandita (plural panditas)

1. Alternative form of pandit

Balinese

Romanization

pandita

1. Romanization of ᬧᬡ᭄ᬟᬶᬢ.

Chavacano

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍita, “scholar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /panˈditaʔ/, [pãn̪ˈd̪i.t̪aʔ]
• Hyphenation: pan‧di‧ta

Noun

pandità

1. Muslim prayer leader

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦥꦤ꧀ꦝꦶꦠ (pandhita, “a Hindu priest, religious leader”), from Old Javanese paṇḍita (“sage, holy man”), from Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍitá, “scholar, philosopher”). Doublet of pandai and pendeta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /panˈdi.ta/, [panˈdi.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ta
• Hyphenation: pan‧di‧ta

Noun

pandita (plural pandita-pandita, first-person possessive panditaku, second-person possessive panditamu, third-person possessive panditanya)

1. priest:
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      Synonyms: pandita, pedanda, sulinggih

Further reading

• “pandita” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Noun

pandita

1. Nonstandard spelling of ꦥꦤ꧀ꦝꦶꦠ (pandhita).

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• pandito, pândita

Noun

pandita m (plural panditas)

1. pundit (a Hindu scholar)