pandai

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay pandai, from Old Javanese paṇḍe, paṇḍay (“skilled worker; smith”), from Prakrit paṁḍia, from Sanskrit पाण्ड्यः (pāṇḍyaḥ, “best of the learned”), पाण्डित्य (pāṇḍitya, “cleverness”) or पण्डित (paṇḍita). Doublet of pendeta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpan.dai̯/
• Hyphenation: pan‧dai

Adjective

pandai (comparative lebih pandai, informal comparative pandaian, superlative terpandai, equative sepandai)

1. smart

   Synonym: pintar

   Antonym: bodoh

Noun

pandai (plural para pandai, pandai-pandai, first-person possessive pandaiku, second-person possessive pandaimu, third-person possessive pandainya)

1. blacksmith (a person who forges)
2. herbalist

Verb

pandai

1. could, able

   Synonyms: dapat, sanggup

Derived terms

• berpandai-pandai
• kepandaian
• memandai
• memandai-mandai
• pandaikan
• sepandai-pandai
• terpandai

 

Further reading

• “pandai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Prakrit paṁḍia, from Sanskrit पाण्ड्यः (pāṇḍyaḥ, “best of the learned”), पाण्डित्य (pāṇḍitya, “cleverness”) or पण्डित (paṇḍita). Doublet of pendeta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pand̪ai̯/

• Audio (MY)

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• Rhymes: -dai̯, -ai̯, -i̯

Adjective

pandai (Jawi spelling ڤنداي)

1. clever, intelligent

   Synonyms: bijak, cerdas, cerdik, pintar; see also Thesaurus:pandai

   Kucing kamu sangat pandai.

   Your cat is so clever.

2. skillful

   Synonyms: cekap, handal, mahir, tangkas; see also Thesaurus:pandai

   Ibu pandai menjahit baju.

   Mom is good at sewing.

Noun

pandai (Jawi spelling ڤنداي, plural pandai-pandai, informal 1st possessive pandaiku, 2nd possessive pandaimu, 3rd possessive pandainya)

1. craftsman, smith

   Synonyms: tukang, ahli

   Pandai perak

   Silversmith

Descendants

• Indonesian: pandai
• Sabah Malay: pandai
• → Cantonese: 扮𠮨 (baan6 naai3)
• → Cebuano: panday
• → Maranao: panday
• → Semai: panèy
• → Tagalog: panday

Further reading

• “pandai” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Sabah Malay

Etymology

From Malay pandai.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /panˈdaj/
• Rhymes: -daj, -aj

Adjective

pandai

1. someone or something that knows how to do something.

   Pandai bah pula si Apin manari.

   Apin knows how to dance apparently.

2. capable

   Synonym: bole

   Ndak ku pandai tu makan butod.

   I am not capable to eat sago worm.

Derived terms

• pandai-pandai / pepandai / memandai

Related terms

• campin

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpandai̯/

Noun

pandai m pl

1. plural of pandy

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pandai	bandai	mhandai	phandai
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.