mudik
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Indonesian mudik.
Noun
mudik
- In Indonesia, the practice of migrants or migrant workers returning to their hometown or village during major holidays.
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmu.dɪk]
- Hyphenation: mu‧dik
Etymology 1
From Betawi mudik, from Javanese mudik.Related to udik (“upstream, village”), see sense 2.
Verb
mudik
- (colloquial) to do mudik, annual homecoming traditions in Indonesia, specifically at Eid al-Fitr.
- 1991, "Legislatif Jaya, Volume 9", Humas DPRD DKI Jakarta, page 14:
- Kebiasaan warga Jakarta pergi mudik pada setiap Hari Raya Lebaran, sudah berlangsung mungkin satu abad lebih.
- 1991, "Legislatif Jaya, Volume 9", Humas DPRD DKI Jakarta, page 14:
- (colloquial, loosely) to return to hometown.
Synonyms
- pulang kampung
Derived terms
- pemudik
Etymology 2
From Malay mudik, from Classical Malay mudik (“go upstream”).
Verb
mudik
- to go upstream.
Derived terms
- memudik
- memudikkan
- semudik
Further reading
- “mudik” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Noun
mudik
- mudik