[ˈpʌndɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a Hindu scholar learned in Sanskrit and Hindu philosophy and religion, typically also a practising priest
(e.g: the pandit chants the marriage mantras)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 17th century: from Sanskrit paṇḍita ‘learned man’, use as noun of paṇḍita ‘learned, skilled’; the same word as pundit