ਪੰਡਤ

Punjabi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍita).

Noun

ਪੰਡਤ • (paṇḍat) m (feminine ਪੰਡਤਾਣੀ, Shahmukhi spelling پنڈت)

1. pandit, brahmin
2. scholar, expert, specialist

Related terms

• ਪੰਡਤਾਈ f (paṇḍtāī, “scholarship”)

Further reading

• “ਪੰਡਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025