pundit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An expert in a particular field, especially as called upon to provide comment or opinion in the media; a commentator, a critic.
A learned person in India; someone with knowledge of Sanskrit, philosophy, religion and law; a Hindu scholar.
A native surveyor in British India, trained to carry out clandestine surveillance beyond British borders.

Pronunciation

/pɐɳ.ɖɪt̪/ /pəɳ.ɖɪt̪/ /pʌɳ.ɖɪt̪/ /poɳ.ɖit̪/ /pɔɳ.ɖit̪/ /ˈpʌn.dɪt/ en-us-pundit.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-pundit.wav en-au-pundit.ogg

Word forms

pundit pundits pandit

Etymology

Etymology tree Sanskrit पण्डा (paṇḍā) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-Iranian *-tás Sanskrit -इत (-ita) Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍita)bor. Hindi पंडित (paṇḍit)bor. Urdu پَنْڈِٹ (panḍiṭ)bor. English pundit Borrowed from Hindi पंडित (paṇḍit) / Urdu پنڈت (panḍit), from Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍita, “scholar, learned man, teacher, philosopher”). Doublet of pandit.

Related words

Derived words

pundette punditeer pundithood punditic punditical punditocracy punditry punditship

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