pendeta

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese pandhita (ꦥꦤ꧀ꦝꦶꦠ, “a Hindu priest, religious leader”), from Old Javanese, from Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍitá, “scholar, philosopher”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pən.dɛ.ta/
• Hyphenation: pêndèta

Noun

pêndèta (first-person possessive pendetaku, second-person possessive pendetamu, third-person possessive pendetanya)

1. wise person
2. monk
3. priest, especially Christian and Hindu priest

Derived terms

• kependetaan

 

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.