pendeta
Indonesian
Etymology
From Javanese pandhita (ꦥꦤ꧀ꦝꦶꦠ, “a Hindu priest, religious leader”), from Old Javanese, from Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍitá, “scholar, philosopher”).
Pronunciation
Noun
pêndèta (first-person possessive pendetaku, second-person possessive pendetamu, third-person possessive pendetanya)
Derived terms
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.