पण्डा

पण्डा

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pəɳ.ɖɑː/, [pə̃ɳ.ɖäː]

Noun

पण्डा • (paṇḍā) m

1. Alternative form of पंडा (paṇḍā, “pundit”)

Declension

Declension of पण्डा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पण्डा paṇḍā	पण्डे paṇḍe
oblique	पण्डे paṇḍe	पण्डों paṇḍõ
vocative	पण्डे paṇḍe	पण्डो paṇḍo

Noun

पण्डा • (paṇḍā) f

1. Alternative form of पंडा (paṇḍā, “wisdom, learning”)

Declension

Declension of पण्डा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पण्डा paṇḍā	पण्डाएँ paṇḍāẽ
oblique	पण्डा paṇḍā	पण्डाओं paṇḍāõ
vocative	पण्डा paṇḍā	पण्डाओ paṇḍāo

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬧᬡ᭄ᬟᬵ (Balinese script)
• পণ্ডা (Assamese script)
• পণ্ডা (Bengali script)
• 𑰢𑰜𑰿𑰚𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀧𑀡𑁆𑀟𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌪𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌾 (Grantha script)
• પણ્ડા (Gujarati script)
• ꦥꦟ꧀ꦝꦴ (Javanese script)
• បណ្ឌា (Khmer script)
• ಪಣ್ಡಾ (Kannada script)
• ປຓ຺ຑາ (Lao script)
• 𑘢𑘜𑘿𑘚𑘰 (Modi script)
• ပဏ္ဍာ (Burmese script)
• 𑐥𑐞𑑂𑐜𑐵 (Newa script)
• ପଣ୍ଡା (Oriya script)
• ꢦꢠ꣄ꢞꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆥𑆟𑇀𑆝𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖢𑖜𑖿𑖚𑖯 (Siddham script)
• పణ్డా (Telugu script)
• ปณฺฑา (Thai script)
• པཎྜཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒣𑒝𑓂𑒛𑒰 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

Probably a Sanskritized form of Prakrit 𑀧𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸 (paṇṇā), which is itself from Sanskrit प्रज्ञा (prajñā́, “wisdom, intelligence, knowledge”).[1]

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɐɳ.ɖɑː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpɐɳ.ɖɑː/

Noun

पण्डा • (paṇḍā) f

1. wisdom, knowledge
2. science, learning

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of पण्डा (paṇḍā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	पण्डा paṇḍā	पण्डे paṇḍe	पण्डाः paṇḍāḥ
Vocative	पण्डे paṇḍe	पण्डे paṇḍe	पण्डाः paṇḍāḥ
Accusative	पण्डाम् paṇḍām	पण्डे paṇḍe	पण्डाः paṇḍāḥ
Instrumental	पण्डया / पण्डा¹ paṇḍayā / paṇḍā¹	पण्डाभ्याम् paṇḍābhyām	पण्डाभिः paṇḍābhiḥ
Dative	पण्डायै paṇḍāyai	पण्डाभ्याम् paṇḍābhyām	पण्डाभ्यः paṇḍābhyaḥ
Ablative	पण्डायाः paṇḍāyāḥ	पण्डाभ्याम् paṇḍābhyām	पण्डाभ्यः paṇḍābhyaḥ
Genitive	पण्डायाः paṇḍāyāḥ	पण्डयोः paṇḍayoḥ	पण्डानाम् paṇḍānām
Locative	पण्डायाम् paṇḍāyām	पण्डयोः paṇḍayoḥ	पण्डासु paṇḍāsu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• पण्डावत् (paṇḍāvat)
• ^(?) पण्डित (paṇḍitá, “learned, wise”)

Descendants

• → Hindi: पंडा (paṇḍā) (learned)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) , “पण्डा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 580, column 3.
• पण्डा – Apte, Vaman Shivaram. Revised and enlarged edition of Prin. V. S. Apte's The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary. Poona: Prasad Prakashan, 1957-1959. 3v.

References

1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “paṇḍā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press