pendeta
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Indonesian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Noun
[edit]pêndèta
- priest (a religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple)
- (obsolete) hermit (a religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons; an eremite)
- Synonym: pertapa
- (obsolete) a wise person
Derived terms
[edit]Affixed terms
Further reading
[edit]- “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
[edit]Romanization
[edit]pendeta
- Nonstandard spelling of pandhita, Romanization of ꦥꦤ꧀ꦝꦶꦠ.
Malay
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Javanese ꦥꦤ꧀ꦝꦶꦠ (pandhita, “a Hindu priest, religious leader”), from Old Javanese, from Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍitá, “scholar, philosopher”). Doublet of pandai.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]pendéta (Jawi spelling ڤنديتا, plural pendeta-pendeta, informal 1st possessive pendetaku, 2nd possessive pendetamu, 3rd possessive pendetanya)
Descendants
[edit]- Indonesian: pendeta
References
[edit]- 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
[edit]- “pendeta” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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