pendeta

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• Pdt. (abbreviation)

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

pêndèta

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

Derived terms

Affixed terms

• kependetaan

 

Further reading

• “pendeta” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

pendeta

1. Nonstandard spelling of pandhita, Romanization of ꦥꦤ꧀ꦝꦶꦠ.

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pən.dɛ.ta/
• Hyphenation: pendéta

Noun

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

• Indonesian: pendeta

References

• 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

Further reading

• “pendeta” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.