pandita

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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/,
  • Hyphenation: pan‧di‧ta

Noun

pandità

  1. Muslim prayer leader

Indonesian

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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/,
  • 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:
    1. (Buddhism) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
    2. (Hinduism) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
      Synonyms: pandita, pedanda, sulinggih

Further reading

Javanese

Noun

pandita

  1. Nonstandard spelling of ꦥꦤ꧀ꦝꦶꦠ (pandhita).

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Noun

pandita m (plural panditas)

  1. pundit (a Hindu scholar)
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