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

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *pró

Proto-Indo-European *pro-

Proto-Indo-Iranian *pra-

Sanskrit प्र- (pra-)

Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-

Sanskrit ज्ञा (jñā)

Sanskrit प्रज्ञा (prajñā)

Prakrit 𑀧𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸 (paṇṇā)bor.?

Sanskrit पण्डा (paṇḍā)

Uncertain, but likely a sanskritization of Prakrit 𑀧𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸 (paṇṇā) (with reversal of dialectal Prakrit ṇḍ > ṇṇ), which is itself from Sanskrit प्रज्ञा (prajñā́, “wisdom, intelligence, knowledge”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

पण्डा • (paṇḍā) stem, f

1. wisdom, knowledge
2. science, learning

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of पण्डा

	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 (paṇḍayā) पण्डा¹ (paṇḍā¹)	पण्डाभ्याम् (paṇḍābhyām)	पण्डाभिः (paṇḍābhiḥ)
dative	पण्डायै (paṇḍāyai)	पण्डाभ्याम् (paṇḍābhyām)	पण्डाभ्यः (paṇḍābhyaḥ)
ablative	पण्डायाः (paṇḍāyāḥ) पण्डायै² (paṇḍāyai²)	पण्डाभ्याम् (paṇḍābhyām)	पण्डाभ्यः (paṇḍābhyaḥ)
genitive	पण्डायाः (paṇḍāyāḥ) पण्डायै² (paṇḍāyai²)	पण्डयोः (paṇḍayoḥ)	पण्डानाम् (paṇḍānām)
locative	पण्डायाम् (paṇḍāyām)	पण्डयोः (paṇḍayoḥ)	पण्डासु (paṇḍāsu)

• 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