pandai

• pande (colloquial)

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.

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

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

pandai

1. 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

2. (uncommon) gatherer; compounder

   Synonym: peramu

• “pandai” 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.

From Prakrit 𑀧𑀁𑀟𑀺𑀅 (paṃḍia), from Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍita, “learned; wise”). Doublet of pendeta.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpandaj/ [ˈpan.dai̯]

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

pandai (Jawi spelling ڤنداي)

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.

pandai (Jawi spelling ڤنداي, plural pandai-pandai)

1. craftsman, smith

   Synonyms: tukang, ahli

   Pandai perak

   Silversmith

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

• “pandai” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

From Malay pandai.

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

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.

• pandai-pandai / pepandai / memandai

• campin

• IPA^(key): /ˈpandai̯/

pandai m pl

1. plural of pandy