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-ngoko ꦥꦤ꧀ꦝꦶꦠ)

1. scholar
2. hermit
3. priest

   Synonym: dwija

Descendants

• → Malay: pendeta
  • Indonesian: pendeta

References

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “pandhita”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN