पंडा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍita).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pəɳ.ɖɑː/, [pɐ̃ɳ.ɖäː]

Noun

पंडा • (paṇḍām (Urdu spelling پنڈا)

  1. a Brahman superintending as a hereditary function a place of pilgrimage
  2. a Brahman cook

Declension

Declension of पंडा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct पंडा
paṇḍā
पंडे
paṇḍe
oblique पंडे
paṇḍe
पंडों
paṇḍõ
vocative पंडे
paṇḍe
पंडो
paṇḍo

References

  • Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “पंडा”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]