handai
See also: Handai
Indonesian
Etymology
From Tamil ஆண்டை (āṇṭai, “master, lord”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈhand̪ai̯]
- Hyphenation: han‧dai
Noun
handai (first-person possessive handaiku, second-person possessive handaimu, third-person possessive handainya)
- friend, person whose company one enjoys.
- Synonyms: bendu, dongan, handai tolan, kamerad, kanca, kanti, karib, kawan, kenalan, kolega, kontak, mitra, perepat, rafik, rekan, sahabat, saki, sejawat, sekutu, sobat, sohib, teman, tolan
Further reading
- “handai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.