ꦥꦤ꧀ꦝꦶꦠ
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 ꦥꦤ꧀ꦝꦶꦠ, ngoko ꦥꦤ꧀ꦝꦶꦠ)
- scholar
- hermit
- priest
- Synonym: dwija
Descendants
- → Malay: pendeta
- Indonesian: pendeta
References
- "pandhita" in Tim Balai Bahasa Yogyakarta, Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa). Kanisius, Yogyakarta