pandai

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• pande (colloquial)

Etymology

Inherited 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 pandita and pendeta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpandaj/ [ˈpan.dai̯]
• Rhymes: -dai̯
• Hyphenation: pan‧dai

Adjective

pandai (comparative lebih pandai, superlative paling pandai or terpandai, equative sepandai)

1. smart

   Synonym: pintar

   1. Exhibiting social ability or cleverness.
   2. Exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books.
   3. Equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology).
2. able (having the necessary knowledge to accomplish a task)

   Synonym: mampu

Noun

pandai

1. smith (a craftsperson who works metal into desired forms using a hammer and other tools, sometimes heating the metal to make it more workable, especially a blacksmith)
2. (uncommon) gatherer; compounder

   Synonym: peramu

Derived terms

• berpandai-pandai
• kepandaian
• pandaikan
• sepandai-pandainya

 

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): /ˈpandaj/ [ˈpan.dai̯]

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• Rhymes: -dai̯, -ai̯, -i̯
• Hyphenation: pan‧dai

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

See also

• 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.