pandai

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• pande (colloquial)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay pandai, from Old Javanese paṇḍe, paṇḍay (“skilled worker; smith”), from Prakrit paṁḍia, from Sanskrit पाण्ड्यः (pāṇḍyaḥ, “best of the learned”), पाण्डित्य (pāṇḍitya, “cleverness”) or पण्डित (paṇḍita). Doublet of pandita and pendeta.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpandai̯/ [ˈpan.dai̯]
• Rhymes: -andai̯
• Syllabification: pan‧dai

Adjective

pandai (comparative lebih pandai, superlative paling pandai or terpandai, equative sepandai)

1. smart

   Synonym: pintar

   1. exhibiting social ability or cleverness
   2. exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books
   3. equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology)
2. able (having the necessary knowledge to accomplish a task)

   Synonym: mampu

Verb

pandai

1. able, can

   Synonyms: dapat, sanggup

Noun

pandai

1. craftsperson
2. smith (a craftsperson who works metal into desired forms using a hammer and other tools, sometimes heating the metal to make it more workable, especially a blacksmith)

   Synonyms: pandai besi, tukang besi

3. (uncommon) gatherer; compounder

   Synonym: peramu

Derived terms

• berpandai-pandai
• kepandaian
• ketidakpandaian
• memandai
• memandai-mandai
• memandaikan
• pandai-pandai
• sepandai-pandai
• terpandai

• pandai berselit-belit
• pandai besi
• pandai gangsa
• pandai hidup
• pandai jatuh
• pandai lukis

Further reading

• “pandai”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Etymology tree

Sanskrit पण्डा (paṇḍā)

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *-tás

Sanskrit -इत (-ita)

Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍita)

Prakrit 𑀧𑀁𑀟𑀺𑀅 (paṃḍia)der.

Old Javanese paṇḍe / paṇḍayder.

Malay pandai

From Old Javanese paṇḍe, paṇḍay (“skilled worker; smith”), from Prakrit 𑀧𑀁𑀟𑀺𑀅 (paṃḍia), from Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍita, “learned; wise”). Doublet of pendeta.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Literary, Standard Southern Peninsula) IPA^(key): /ˈpandaj/ [ˈpan.dai̯]

• Audio (Malaysia):

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• Rhymes: -dai̯, -ai̯
• Hyphenation: pan‧dai

Adjective

pandai (Jawi spelling ڤنداي, comparative lebih pandai, superlative paling pandai)

1. clever, intelligent

   Synonyms: bijak, cerdas, cerdik, pintar; see also Thesaurus:pandai

   Kucing kamu sangat pandai.

   Your cat is so clever.

2. skillful

   Synonyms: cekap, handal, mahir, tangkas; see also Thesaurus:pandai

   Ibu pandai menjahit baju.

   Mom is good at sewing.

Noun

pandai (Jawi spelling ڤنداي, plural pandai-pandai or pandai²)

1. craftsman, smith

   Synonyms: tukang, ahli

   Pandai perak

   Silversmith

Descendants

• > Indonesian: pandai (inherited)
• Sabah Malay: pandai
• → Cantonese: 扮𠮨 (baan6 naai3)
• → Cebuano: panday
• → Maranao: panday
• → Semai: panèy
• → Tagalog: panday

Further reading

• "pandai" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Sabah Malay

Etymology

From Malay pandai.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /panˈdaj/
• Rhymes: -daj, -aj

Adjective

pandai

1. someone or something that knows how to do something.

   Pandai bah pula si Apin manari.

   Apin knows how to dance apparently.

2. capable

   Synonym: bole

   Ndak ku pandai tu makan butod.

   I am not capable to eat sago worm.

Derived terms

• pandai-pandai / pepandai / memandai

See also

• campin

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpandai̯/

Noun

pandai m pl

1. plural of pandy

Mutation

Mutated forms of pandai

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pandai	bandai	mhandai	phandai

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.