# 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

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈpandai̯/ [ˈpan.dai̯]
* Rhymes: -andai̯
* Syllabification: pan‧dai

### Adjective

pandai (comparative lebih pandai, superlative paling pandai or terpandai, equative sepandai)
* smart
    Synonym: pintar
** Exhibiting social ability or cleverness.
** Exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books.
** Equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology).
* able (having the necessary knowledge to accomplish a task)
    Synonym: mampu

### Noun

pandai
* 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)
    Synonyms: pandai besi, tukang besi
* (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 𑀧𑀁𑀟𑀺𑀅 (paṃḍia), from Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍita, “learned; wise”). Doublet of pendeta.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpandaj/ [ˈpan.dai̯]
* Audio (Malaysia):(file)
* Rhymes: -dai̯, -ai̯, -i̯
* Hyphenation: pan‧dai

### Adjective

pandai (Jawi spelling ڤنداي)
* clever, intelligent
    Synonyms: bijak, cerdas, cerdik, pintar; see also Thesaurus:pandai
    Kucing kamu sangat pandai.Your cat is so clever.
* 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)
* craftsman, smith
    Synonyms: tukang, ahli
    Pandai perakSilversmith

#### 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: /panˈdaj/
* Rhymes: -daj, -aj

### Adjective

pandai
* someone or something that knows how to do something.
    Pandai bah pula si Apin manari.Apin knows how to dance apparently.
* 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: /ˈpandai̯/

### Noun

pandai m pl
* plural of pandy

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.