pendeta

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Indonesian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Malay pendeta, from Javanese ꦥꦤ꧀ꦝꦶꦠ (pandhita, a Hindu priest, religious leader), from Old Javanese paṇḍita (sage, holy man), from Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍitá, scholar, philosopher). Doublet of pandai and pandita.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pənˈdɛ.ta/, [pənˈdɛ.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -ɛta, -ta, -a
  • Hyphenation: pên‧dè‧ta

Noun

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pêndèta (plural pendeta-pendeta, first-person possessive pendetaku, second-person possessive pendetamu, third-person possessive pendetanya)

  1. priest (a religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple)
  2. (obsolete) hermit (a religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons; an eremite)
    Synonym: pertapa
  3. (obsolete) a wise person

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Javanese

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Romanization

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pendeta

  1. Nonstandard spelling of pandhita, Romanization of ꦥꦤ꧀ꦝꦶꦠ.

Malay

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Javanese ꦥꦤ꧀ꦝꦶꦠ (pandhita, a Hindu priest, religious leader), from Old Javanese, from Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍitá, scholar, philosopher). Doublet of pandai.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pənˈdeta/ [pənˈde.t̪a]
  • Hyphenation: pendéta

Noun

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pendéta (Jawi spelling ڤنديتا, plural pendeta-pendeta, informal 1st possessive pendetaku, 2nd possessive pendetamu, 3rd possessive pendetanya)

  1. wise person
  2. monk
  3. priest, especially of Hindu faith

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: pendeta

References

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  • Edi Sedyawati, Ellya Iswati, Kusparyati Boedhijono, Dyah Widjajanti D. (1994) Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, →ISBN, pages 139-140

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