Home › Words › P › panditpanditpandit means A surname.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, pandit ranks #11,926 of 42,752 for Qualifying.EtymologyBorrowed from Hindi पंडित (paṇḍit).nameA surname.a man with specialised knowledge or a teacher of any field of knowledge in Hinduism, particularly the Vedic scriptures, dharma, or Hindu philosophynounAn honorary title for a learned man or scholar.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.babu 54% match — A Hindu title of respect, equivalent to Mr., usually appended to the surname of a Hindu man. vs pandit →pema 54% match — A title indicating great respect, prefixed to the names of Tibetan Buddhists. vs pandit →rinpoche 53% match — A title warranting great respect, prefixed to the names of Tibetan Buddhists. vs pandit →academician 53% match — A member (especially a senior one) of the faculty at a college or university; an academic. vs pandit →hakham 53% match — A wise man or scholar. vs pandit →ustad 53% match — a master, especially of music, in South Asia and the Middle East vs pandit →purohit 52% match — A family priest. vs pandit →pradhan 52% match — An official in parts of India, equivalent to vizier in rank and function. vs pandit →