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pandita
Sanskrit · ancient
"a learned scholar"
meaning "a learned man" or scholar
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pandit
Hindi · medieval
"a scholar, teacher"
applied to Hindu scholars and teachers
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pundit
English · 1600s-1800s
"an expert commentator, especially in media"
adopted through British colonial contact in India
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