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pendeta.

priest (a religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/pənˈdɛ.ta/[pənˈdɛ.t̪a]
  1. priest (a religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple)

  2. hermit (a religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons; an eremite)

    obsolete
  3. a wise person

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Malay pendeta, from Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍitá, “scholar, philosopher”). Doublet of pandai and pandita.

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