Pandit vs. Pundit — What's the Difference?

A Pandit (Sanskrit: पण्डित, romanized: paṇḍita; Hindi: पंडित; also spelled Pundit, pronounced ; abbreviated Pt. or Pdt.) is a man with specialised knowledge or a teacher of any field of knowledge in Hinduism, particularly the Vedic scriptures, dharma, or Hindu philosophy; in colonial-era literature, the term generally refers to Brahmins specialized in Hindu law.

A pundit is a person who offers to mass media their opinion or commentary on a particular subject area (most typically political analysis, the social sciences, technology or sport) on which they are knowledgeable (or can at least appear to be knowledgeable), or considered a scholar in said area. The term has been increasingly applied to popular media personalities.

A Brahmin scholar or learned man.

A source of opinion; a critic

Used as a title of respect for a learned man in India.

A learned person.

An honorary title for a learned man or scholar.

(Hinduism) Variant of pandit.

Same as Pundit.

An expert in a particular field, especially as called upon to provide comment or opinion in the media; a commentator, a critic.

A learned person in India; someone with knowledge of Sanskrit, philosophy, religion and law; a Hindu scholar.

(historical) A native surveyor in British India, trained to carry out clandestine surveillance beyond British borders.

A learned man; a teacher; esp., a Brahman versed in the Sanskrit language, and in the science, laws, and religion of the Hindoos; in Cashmere, any clerk or native official.

Someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field