Pundit — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈʌndɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈʌndɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈʌndɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈʌndɪt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

initiate learned person savant

Word Forms

initiate

verb

accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Pandit

jemand, der zur Mitgliedschaft in einem wissenschaftlichen Bereich zugelassen wurde

🇫🇷French

expert

quelqu'un qui a été admis comme membre dans un domaine scientifique

🇪🇸Spanish

pandit

alguien que ha sido admitido como miembro en un campo académico

🇮🇹Italian

esperto

qualcuno che è stato ammesso come membro in un campo accademico

🇳🇱Dutch

expert

iemand die is toegelaten tot het lidmaatschap op een wetenschappelijk gebied

🇵🇹Portuguese

comentarista

alguém que foi admitido como membro em um campo acadêmico

🇷🇺Russian

эксперт

тот, кто был допущен к членству в научной области

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पंडित

कोई व्यक्ति जिसे विद्वत्तापूर्ण क्षेत्र में सदस्यता के लिए भर्ती किया गया हो

🇧🇩Bengali

পন্ডিত

যে কেউ একটি পণ্ডিত ক্ষেত্রে সদস্যপদ ভর্তি করা হয়েছে

🇮🇳Tamil

பண்டிதர்

அறிவார்ந்த துறையில் உறுப்பினராக அனுமதிக்கப்பட்ட ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

పండితుడు

పండిత రంగంలో సభ్యత్వం పొందిన వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

पंडित

ज्याला विद्वान क्षेत्रात सदस्यत्वासाठी प्रवेश मिळाला आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પંડિત

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ કે જેને વિદ્વતાપૂર્ણ ક્ષેત્રમાં સભ્યપદ માટે પ્રવેશ આપવામાં આવ્યો છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಂಡಿತ

ಪಾಂಡಿತ್ಯಪೂರ್ಣ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಸದಸ್ಯತ್ವಕ್ಕೆ ಪ್ರವೇಶ ಪಡೆದವರು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പണ്ഡിറ്റ്

ഒരു പണ്ഡിത മേഖലയിൽ അംഗത്വമെടുത്ത ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੰਡਿਤ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜਿਸਨੂੰ ਵਿਦਵਤਾਪੂਰਨ ਖੇਤਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਦੱਸਤਾ ਲਈ ਦਾਖਲ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پنڈت

کوئی ایسا شخص جسے علمی شعبے میں رکنیت کے لیے داخل کیا گیا ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

专家

已被接纳为学术领域会员的人

🇯🇵Japanese

評論家

学術分野の会員として認められた人

🇰🇷Korean

학자

학문 분야의 회원으로 인정받은 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

học giả

một người đã được thừa nhận là thành viên trong một lĩnh vực học thuật

🇹🇭Thai

บัณฑิต

คนที่ได้รับการรับเข้าเป็นสมาชิกในสาขาวิชาการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

cendekiawan

seseorang yang telah diterima menjadi anggota di bidang ilmiah

🇵🇭Filipino

pantas

isang taong natanggap sa pagiging miyembro sa isang scholar na larangan

🇲🇾Malay

pakar

seseorang yang telah diterima masuk ke dalam bidang keilmuan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الناقد

شخص تم قبوله في عضوية المجال العلمي

🇮🇷Persian

کارشناس

کسی که عضویت در یک رشته علمی پذیرفته شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

uzman

bilimsel bir alana üyeliğe kabul edilen biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְלוּמָד

מישהו שהתקבל לחברות בתחום אקדמי

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