pendeta
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay pendeta, 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.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pêndèta (first-person possessive pendetaku, second-person possessive pendetamu, third-person possessive pendetanya)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “pendeta” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese edit
Romanization edit
pendeta
- Nonstandard spelling of pandhita, Romanization of ꦥꦤ꧀ꦝꦶꦠ.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Javanese ꦥꦤ꧀ꦝꦶꦠ (pandhita, “a Hindu priest, religious leader”), from Old Javanese, from Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍitá, “scholar, philosopher”). Doublet of pandai.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pendéta (Jawi spelling ڤنديتا, plural pendeta-pendeta, informal 1st possessive pendetaku, 2nd possessive pendetamu, 3rd possessive pendetanya)
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: pendeta
References edit
- Edi Sedyawati, Ellya Iswati, Kusparyati Boedhijono, Dyah Widjajanti D. (1994) Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, →ISBN, pages 139-140
Further reading edit
- “pendeta” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.