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pundit

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WOTD – 15 November 2008

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Etymology

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    Proto-Indo-European*pér
    Proto-Indo-European*pró
    Proto-Indo-European*pro-
    Proto-Indo-Iranian*pra-
    Sanskritप्र-(pra-)
    Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
    Sanskritज्ञा(jñā)
    Sanskritप्रज्ञा(prajñā)
    Prakrit𑀧𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸(paṇṇā)bor.?
    Sanskrit-इत(-ita)
    Sanskritपण्डित(paṇḍita)bor.
    Hindiपंडित(paṇḍit)bor.
    Urduپَنْڈِٹ(panḍiṭ)bor.
    Englishpundit

    Borrowed fromHindiपंडित(paṇḍit) /Urduپنڈت(panḍit), fromSanskritपण्डित(paṇḍita,“scholar, learned man, teacher, philosopher”).Doublet ofpandit.

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    Noun

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    pundit (pluralpundits)

    1. Anexpert in a particular field, especially as called upon to providecomment oropinion in the media; acommentator, acritic.[from 19th c.]
      • 2006 June 4,The Observer:
        This week we introduce Jenny Walker, who will be The Observer's expertpundit for the duration of the World Cup.
    2. A learned person in India; someone with knowledge of Sanskrit, philosophy, religion and law; a Hindu scholar.[from 17th c.]
      • 1888,Rudyard Kipling, ‘On the City Wall’,In Black and White, Folio Society, published2005, page430:
        Pundits in black gowns, with spectacles on their noses and undigested wisdom in their insides; bearded headmen of the wards; [...] all these people and more also you might find in the white room.
    3. (historical) A nativesurveyor in British India, trained to carry out clandestine surveillance beyond British borders.
      • 1990,Peter Hopkirk,The Great Game, Folio Society, published2010, page295:
        At every hundredth pace thePundit would automatically slip one bead. Each complete circuit of the rosary thus represented ten thousand paces.

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    an expert
    a Hindu scholar
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