pandu
Asturian edit
Noun edit
pandu m (plural pandos)
- small plain or mountain meadow
- hill smaller than those around it
Adjective edit
pandu m sg (feminine singular panda, neuter singular pando, masculine plural pandos, feminine plural pandes)
Indonesian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Malay pandu, from Classical Malay pandu,
- from Sanskrit पाण्डु (pāṇḍu, “Pandu, name of a king”, literally “yellowish white, white, pale”).
- from Old Javanese paṇḍo (“female attendant or servant”).
- Semantic loan from Dutch padvinder. Coined by Indonesian statesman Agus Salim in 1928.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pandu (first-person possessive panduku, second-person possessive pandumu, third-person possessive pandunya)
- guard
- scout (a member of any number of youth organizations belonging to the international scout movement)
- Synonym: pramuka
- guide, pathfinder
- pilot (a person who steers a ship)
- pilot boat
Affixed terms edit
Further reading edit
- “pandu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Latin pandus. Editor note:Latin - not descended from Portuguese: Possibly from (subjunctive) of pandō (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
pandu m (plural pandus)
- (colloquial) stomach (organ)