pandai
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Malay pandai, from Old Javanese paṇḍe, paṇḍay (“skilled worker; smith”), from Prakrit paṁḍia, from Sanskrit पाण्ड्यः (pāṇḍyaḥ, “best of the learned”), पाण्डित्य (pāṇḍitya, “cleverness”) or पण्डित (paṇḍita). Doublet of pendeta.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
pandai (comparative lebih pandai, informal comparative pandaian, superlative terpandai, equative sepandai)
Noun[edit]
pandai (plural para pandai, pandai-pandai, first-person possessive pandaiku, second-person possessive pandaimu, third-person possessive pandainya)
- blacksmith (a person who forges)
- herbalist
Verb[edit]
pandai
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “pandai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Prakrit paṁḍia, from Sanskrit पाण्ड्यः (pāṇḍyaḥ, “best of the learned”), पाण्डित्य (pāṇḍitya, “cleverness”) or पण्डित (paṇḍita). Doublet of pendeta.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
pandai (Jawi spelling ڤنداي)
- clever, intelligent
- Synonyms: bijak, cerdas, cerdik, pintar; see also Thesaurus:pandai
- Kucing kamu sangat pandai.
- Your cat is so clever.
- skillful
- Synonyms: cekap, handal, mahir, tangkas; see also Thesaurus:pandai
- Ibu pandai menjahit baju.
- Mom is good at sewing.
Noun[edit]
pandai (Jawi spelling ڤنداي, plural pandai-pandai, informal 1st possessive pandaiku, 2nd possessive pandaimu, 3rd possessive pandainya)
Descendants[edit]
- Indonesian: pandai
- Sabah Malay: pandai
- → Cantonese: 扮𠮨 (baan6 naai3)
- → Cebuano: panday
- → Maranao: panday
- → Semai: panèy
- → Tagalog: panday
Further reading[edit]
- “pandai” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Sabah Malay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
pandai
- someone or something that knows how to do something.
- Pandai bah pula si Apin manari.
- Apin knows how to dance apparently.
- capable
- Synonym: bole
- Ndak ku pandai tu makan butod.
- I am not capable to eat sago worm.
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Welsh[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pandai m pl
Mutation[edit]
- Indonesian terms inherited from Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Old Javanese
- Indonesian terms derived from Prakrit
- Indonesian terms derived from Sanskrit
- Indonesian doublets
- Indonesian 2-syllable words
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian adjectives
- Indonesian nouns
- Indonesian verbs
- Malay terms derived from Prakrit
- Malay terms derived from Sanskrit
- Malay doublets
- Malay 2-syllable words
- Malay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Malay terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Malay/dai̯
- Rhymes:Malay/ai̯
- Rhymes:Malay/i̯
- Malay lemmas
- Malay adjectives
- Malay terms with usage examples
- Malay nouns
- Sabah Malay terms derived from Malay
- Sabah Malay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Malay/daj
- Rhymes:Malay/aj
- Sabah Malay lemmas
- Sabah Malay adjectives
- Sabah Malay terms with usage examples
- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
- Welsh non-lemma forms
- Welsh noun plural forms