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)

  1. subordinate
    Synonyms: abdu, abdul, anak buah, bawahan, hamba, jongos, kacung, pelayan, pembantu, sahaya
  2. slave or bondman
    Synonyms: budak, hamba, sahaya
  3. civil servant

Derived terms
  • mengabdi
  • mengabdikan
  • pengabdi
  • pengabdian

Further reading

Latin

Verb

abdī

  1. present passive infinitive of abdō

Sundanese

Pronoun

abdi

  1. (polite) I

Noun

abdi

  1. servant
  2. dependant
  3. subordinate
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