[puhn-dit] 
| 1. | a learned person, expert, or authority. |
| 2. | a person who makes comments or judgments, esp. in an authoritative manner; critic or commentator. |
| 3. | pandit. |
[puhn-dit; spelling pron. pan-dit] | a man in India esteemed for his wisdom or learning: often used as a title of respect. |
| pan·dit (pān'dĭt) n.
[Hindi paṇḍit, from Sanskrit paṇḍitaḥ; see pundit.] |
| pun·dit (pŭn'dĭt) n.
[Hindi paṇḍit, learned man, from Sanskrit paṇḍitaḥ, learned, scholar, perhaps of Dravidian origin.] pun'dit·ry n. |
