Updated June 9, 2019

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  • Indian (northern states) : Hindu (Brahman) name, Hindi pạ̄ṇde, from Sanskrit pạṇdita ‘scholar’. Compare Pandit. In Hindi pạ̄ṇde, as well as being a family name, also denotes a Brahman engaged in either of two traditional Brahman occupations: teaching and cooking.