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Mullah vs Pundit - What's the difference?

mullah | pundit |

As nouns the difference between mullah and pundit

is that mullah is mullah while pundit is a learned person in india; someone with knowledge of sanskrit, philosophy, religion and law; a hindu scholar.

mullah

English

Noun

(wikipedia mullah) (en noun)
  • (Islam) A Muslim religious scholar and teacher of sharia law

    • pundit

    English

    (wikipedia pundit)

    Alternative forms

    * pandit

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A learned person in India; someone with knowledge of Sanskrit, philosophy, religion and law; a Hindu scholar.
  • * 1888 , (Rudyard Kipling), ‘On the City Wall’, In Black and White , Folio Society 2005, p. 430:
    • Pundits in black gowns, with spectacles on their noses and undigested wisdom in their insides; bearded headmen of the wards; [...] all these people and more also you might find in the white room.
  • (historical) A native surveyor in British India, trained to carry out clandestine surveillance beyond British borders.
  • * 1990 , (Peter Hopkirk), The Great Game , Folio Society 2010, p. 295:
    • At every hundredth pace the Pundit would automatically slip one bead. Each complete circuit of the rosary thus represented ten thousand paces.
  • A self-professed expert in a particular field, especially as called upon to provide comment or opinion in the media; a commentator, a critic.
  • * 2006 , The Observer , 4 Jun 2006:
    • This week we introduce Jenny Walker, who will be The Observer's expert pundit for the duration of the World Cup.

    See also

    * hafiz, hafez * pandit * qari'