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Javanese
Alternative forms
- Carakan: ꦥꦤ꧀ꦝꦶꦠ
- Roman: pandhita (standard), pandhito (nonstandard), pandita (nonstandard), pandito (nonstandard), pendhita, pendita (nonstandard), pendito (nonstandard), pendeta (nonstandard), pendeto (nonstandard), pendheta (nonstandard), pendheto (nonstandard), panḍita (dated), penḍita (dated), pêndhita (dated)
Etymology
From Old Javanese paṇḍita (“sage, holy man”), from Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍita, “scholar”).
Noun
ꦥꦤ꧀ꦝꦶꦠ (pandhita) (krama-ngoko ꦥꦤ꧀ꦝꦶꦠ)
- scholar
- hermit
- priest
- Synonym: dwija
Descendants
References
- The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “pandhita”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN