Pandit
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Pandit is a common Indian surname traditionally associated with learned scholars, especially in Hindu and Kashmiri Brahmin communities.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian surname
ⓘ
family name ⓘ surname ⓘ |
| associatedWithCaste | Brahmin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Kashmiri Pandits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonInRegion |
Delhi
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ⓘ
Kashmir NERFINISHED ⓘ North India NERFINISHED ⓘ Uttar Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalAssociation |
Hinduism
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ⓘ
Vedic scholarship ⓘ religious learning ⓘ |
| etymologyFrom | Sanskrit word "paṇḍita" ⓘ |
| feminineForm | Pandita ⓘ |
| genderForm | masculine ⓘ |
| hasOrigin |
India
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ⓘ
Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariantSpelling |
Pandita
ⓘ
Pundit ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
advisor in royal courts
ⓘ
interpreter of religious law ⓘ teacher of philosophy ⓘ |
| languageOfUse |
Hindi
ⓘ
Kashmiri ⓘ Sanskrit-derived Indian languages ⓘ |
| meaning |
learned man
ⓘ
learned scholar ⓘ scholar ⓘ |
| occupationalOrigin |
Hindu priest
ⓘ
religious scholar ⓘ teacher of scriptures ⓘ |
| relatedTerm |
Pandita
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pundit ⓘ |
| scriptUsed |
Devanagari
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ⓘ
Perso-Arabic script (for Kashmiri) ⓘ |
| traditionallyAssociatedWith |
Brahmin scholars
ⓘ
Hindu scholars ⓘ Kashmiri Pandits NERFINISHED ⓘ learned scholars ⓘ |
| usedAsTitle |
honorific for Hindu priest
ⓘ
honorific for learned person ⓘ honorific for scholar of Sanskrit scriptures ⓘ |
| usedByCommunity |
Hindu Brahmins
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ⓘ
Kashmiri Brahmins NERFINISHED ⓘ Kashmiri Pandit community ⓘ |
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