पण्डा

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pəɳ.ɖɑː/, [pɐ̃ɳ.ɖäː]

Etymology 1

Noun

पण्डा • (paṇḍā) m

1. Alternative form of पंडा (paṇḍā, “pundit”)

Declension

Declension of पण्डा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पण्डा paṇḍā	पण्डे paṇḍe
oblique	पण्डे paṇḍe	पण्डों paṇḍõ
vocative	पण्डे paṇḍe	पण्डो paṇḍo

Etymology 2

Noun

पण्डा • (paṇḍā) f

1. Alternative form of पंडा (paṇḍā, “wisdom, learning”)

Declension

Declension of पण्डा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पण्डा paṇḍā	पण्डाएँ paṇḍāẽ
oblique	पण्डा paṇḍā	पण्डाओं paṇḍāõ
vocative	पण्डा paṇḍā	पण्डाओ paṇḍāo

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• পণ্ডা (Assamese script)
• ᬧᬡ᭄ᬟᬵ (Balinese script)
• পণ্ডা (Bengali script)
• 𑰢𑰜𑰿𑰚𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀧𑀡𑁆𑀟𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ပဏ္ဍာ (Burmese script)
• પણ્ડા (Gujarati script)
• ਪਣ੍ਡਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌪𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦥꦟ꧀ꦝꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂣𑂝𑂹𑂙𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಪಣ್ಡಾ (Kannada script)
• បណ្ឌា (Khmer script)
• ປຓ຺ຑາ (Lao script)
• പണ്ഡാ (Malayalam script)
• ᢒᠠᢏᡷᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘢𑘜𑘿𑘚𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᢒᠠᢏᢎᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧂𑦼𑧠𑦺𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐥𑐞𑑂𑐜𑐵 (Newa script)
• ପଣ୍ଡା (Odia script)
• ꢦꢠ꣄ꢞꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆥𑆟𑇀𑆝𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖢𑖜𑖿𑖚𑖯 (Siddham script)
• පණ‍්ඩා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩰𑩪 𑪙𑩨𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚞𑚘𑚶𑚖𑚭 (Takri script)
• பண்ட³ா (Tamil script)
• పణ్డా (Telugu script)
• ปณฺฑา (Thai script)
• པ་ཎྜཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒣𑒝𑓂𑒛𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨞𑨘𑩇𑨖𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Probably a Sanskritized form of Prakrit 𑀧𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸 (paṇṇā), which is itself from Sanskrit प्रज्ञा (prajñā́, “wisdom, intelligence, knowledge”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɐɳ.ɖɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈpɐɳ.ɖɑː/

Noun

पण्डा • (paṇḍā) stem, f

1. wisdom, knowledge
2. science, learning

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of पण्डा (paṇḍā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	पण्डा paṇḍā	पण्डे paṇḍe	पण्डाः paṇḍāḥ
Vocative	पण्डे paṇḍe	पण्डे paṇḍe	पण्डाः paṇḍāḥ
Accusative	पण्डाम् paṇḍām	पण्डे paṇḍe	पण्डाः paṇḍāḥ
Instrumental	पण्डया / पण्डा¹ paṇḍayā / paṇḍā¹	पण्डाभ्याम् paṇḍābhyām	पण्डाभिः paṇḍābhiḥ
Dative	पण्डायै paṇḍāyai	पण्डाभ्याम् paṇḍābhyām	पण्डाभ्यः paṇḍābhyaḥ
Ablative	पण्डायाः / पण्डायै² paṇḍāyāḥ / paṇḍāyai²	पण्डाभ्याम् paṇḍābhyām	पण्डाभ्यः paṇḍābhyaḥ
Genitive	पण्डायाः / पण्डायै² paṇḍāyāḥ / paṇḍāyai²	पण्डयोः paṇḍayoḥ	पण्डानाम् paṇḍānām
Locative	पण्डायाम् paṇḍāyām	पण्डयोः paṇḍayoḥ	पण्डासु paṇḍāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Derived terms

• पण्डावत् (paṇḍāvat)
• ^(?) पण्डित (paṇḍitá, “learned, wise”)

Descendants

• → Hindi: पंडा (paṇḍā) (learned)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “पण्डा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 580, column 3.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “पण्डा”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan