pandit
pandit noun: an honorary title for a learned man or scholar.
Noun
pandit (plural pandits)
Proper noun capitalized: Pandit
Pandit (plural Pandits)
- A surname.
- a man with specialised knowledge or a teacher of any field of knowledge in Hinduism, particularly the Vedic scriptures, dharma, or Hindu philosophy
pandit meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Punjabi
pandit in Hindi
- pandit
- प्राचार्य prācārya
pandit in Tamil
- pandit
- பண்டிதன் paṇṭitaṉ
pandit in Kannada
- pandit
- ವೈದ್ಯ vaidya
pandit in Punjabi
- pandit, brahmin
- ਪੰਡਤ paṇḍat
Synonyms of pandit
Forms of pandit
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | pandits |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Pandits |
Origin of pandit
From Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍita). Doublet of pundit.
Borrowed from Hindi पंडित (paṇḍit).
Questions about pandit
- What does pandit mean?
- Pandit means an honorary title for a learned man or scholar.
- What is pandit in Hindi?
- Pandit in Hindi is प्राचार्य (prācārya). See Pandit meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is pandit?
- Pandit can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of pandit?
- The plural of pandit is pandits.
Words near pandit in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: pandit (page history and authors); Pandit (page history and authors); प्राचार्य (Hindi) (page history and authors); பண்டிதன் (Tamil) (page history and authors); ವೈದ್ಯ (Kannada) (page history and authors); ਪੰਡਤ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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