abdi
See also: Abdi and abḑi
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay abdi, from Classical Malay عبدي (abdi), from Arabic عَبْد (ʿabd). Doublet of abid.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ab.di/, [ˈap̚d̪i]
- Hyphenation: ab‧di
Noun
abdi (plural abdi-abdi, first-person possessive abdiku, second-person possessive abdimu, third-person possessive abdinya)
- subordinate
- Synonyms: abdu, abdul, anak buah, bawahan, hamba, jongos, kacung, pelayan, pembantu, sahaya
- slave or bondman
- Synonyms: budak, hamba, sahaya
- civil servant
Derived terms
- mengabdi
- mengabdikan
- pengabdi
- pengabdian
- abdi dalem
- abdi masyarakat
- abdi negara
Further reading
- “abdi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Latin
Verb
abdī
- present passive infinitive of abdō
Sundanese
Pronoun
abdi
- (polite) I
Noun
abdi
- servant
- dependant
- subordinate