pundit
UK/ˈpʌn.dɪt/
More pronunciations (2)Fewer pronunciations
South Asia/pɐɳ.ɖɪt̪/
pundit noun: an expert in a particular field, especially as called upon to provide comment or opinion in the media; a commentator, a critic.
Noun
pundit (plural pundits)
- An expert in a particular field, especially as called upon to provide comment or opinion in the media; a commentator, a critic.
- This week we introduce Jenny Walker, who will be The Observer's expert pundit for the duration of the World Cup.2006 June 4, The Observer
- A learned person in India; someone with knowledge of Sanskrit, philosophy, religion and law; a Hindu scholar.
- Pundits in black gowns, with spectacles on their noses and undigested wisdom in their insides; bearded headmen of the wards; [...] all these people and more also you might find in the white room.1888, Rudyard Kipling, ‘On the City Wall’, In Black and White, Folio Society, published 2005, page 430
- A native surveyor in British India, trained to carry out clandestine surveillance beyond British borders.
- At every hundredth pace the Pundit would automatically slip one bead. Each complete circuit of the rosary thus represented ten thousand paces.1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society, published 2010, page 295
pundit meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
pundit in Hindi
- an expert
- पण्डित paṇḍit, पंडित paṇḍit, प॰ pa., विषेशज्ञ viṣeśajña
- a Hindu scholar
- पण्डित paṇḍit, पंडित paṇḍit, प॰ pa.
pundit in Tamil
- a Hindu scholar
- பண்டிதன் paṇṭitaṉ
pundit in Marathi
- a Hindu scholar
- पंडित paṇḍit
pundit in Urdu
- an expert
- پنڈت paṇḍit
- a Hindu scholar
- پنڈت paṇḍit
More languagesFewer languages
- pundit in Bengali
- পণ্ডিত ponḍito
- pundit in Telugu
- పండితుడు paṇḍituḍu
- pundit in Malayalam
- പണ്ഡിതന് paṇḍitanŭ
- pundit in Kannada
- ಪಂಡಿತ paṇḍita
- pundit in Punjabi
- ਪੰਡਤ paṇḍat, ਪੰਡਿਤ paṇḍit
- pundit in Gujarati
- પંડિત paṇḍit
- pundit in Odia
- ପଣ୍ଡିତ paṇḍita
- pundit in Sanskrit
- विषेशज्ञ viṣeśajña, पण्डित paṇḍita
- pundit in Arabic
- خَبِير ḵabīr
- pundit in Thai
- บัณฑิต ban-dìt
- pundit in Myanmar
- ပဏ္ဍိတ pandi.ta.
Examples of pundit in a sentence
- Even though the concept is new to public scrutiny, pundits recognize that the web celeb archetype is profoundly affecting conventional media.
- Amid a two-hour conversation at Manny's, Axelrod veered from raconteur to philosopher to armchair psychologist to pundit.
- High-heeled shoes were at the point of flatlining, industry pundits fretted, teetering on the edge of extinction.
Forms of pundit
| plural | pundits |
|---|---|
| alternative form | pandit |
Origin of pundit
Borrowed from Hindi पंडित (paṇḍit) / Urdu پنڈت (panḍit), from Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍita, “scholar, learned man, teacher, philosopher”). Doublet of pandit.
Words formed from pundit
- pundette
- punditeer
- pundithood
- punditic
- punditical
- punditocracy
- punditry
- punditship
Questions about pundit
- What does pundit mean?
- Pundit means an expert in a particular field, especially as called upon to provide comment or opinion in the media; a commentator, a critic.
- What is pundit in Hindi?
- Pundit in Hindi is पण्डित (paṇḍit), पंडित (paṇḍit), प॰ (pa.). See Pundit meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is pundit?
- Pundit is a noun.
- How do you pronounce pundit?
- Pundit is pronounced /pɐɳ.ɖɪt̪/ (South Asia).
- What is the plural of pundit?
- The plural of pundit is pundits.
Words near pundit in the dictionary
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