abdi

See also: Abdi and abḑi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay abdi, from Classical Malay عبدي (abdi), from Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd). Doublet of abid.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈabdi/ [ˈap̚.di]

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• Syllabification: ab‧di

Noun

abdi (plural abdi-abdi or para abdi)

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

• abdi dalem
• abdi masyarakat
• abdi negara

Further reading

• “abdi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

abdi

1. Romanization of ꦲꦧ꧀ꦢꦶ

Latin

Verb

abdī

1. present passive infinitive of abdō

Malay

Alternative forms

• 'abdi (Za'aba Spelling, 1924-1972)

Etymology

From Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ap.di], [a.bə.di]
• Rhymes: -di, -i
• Hyphenation: ab‧di

Noun

abdi (Jawi spelling عبدي)

1. A slave.

   Synonyms: hamba, sahaya, budak (archaic)

Affixations

• abdikan
• mengabdi
• pengabdian

Descendants

• Indonesian: abdi

References

• “abdi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Sundanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd).

Pronoun

abdi (Sundanese script ᮃᮘ᮪ᮓᮤ)

1. (lemes) I, me

   Coordinate terms: abdi, kuring, urang, aing, kami, kula, kaula, sim kuring

Noun

abdi

1. slave
2. servant
3. subordinate

See also

Sundanese personal pronouns

		singular	plural
1st person exclusive	lemes	abdi1, simkuring2	abdi sadayana1, simkuring sadayana2
	loma	urang1, kuring2, kami3, 4	kuring sareréa
	cohag	aing	aing kabéhan
1st person inclusive	lemes	-	urang samudayana
	loma	-	arurang, urang
2nd person	lemes	anjeun, hidep5	aranjeun, haridep5
	loma	manéh, silaing	maranéh
	cohag	sia, dia4	saria, sararia
3rd person	lemes	mantenna6, anjeunna	aranjeunna
	loma	manéhna, inya4, nyana4, inyana4	maranéhna
	cohag	si éta	-

¹ Informal.
² Formal.
³ Expressing speaker's superiority.
⁴ Dialectal form.
⁵ Toward younger.
⁶ Respectful.

Notes:

• The personal pronouns may vary depending on the dialect.
• The second person pronouns maybe replaced by kinship terms, titles, or the like.
• The second and third person singular pronouns maybe used plurally.

See each entry for more information.

References

• “Abdi” in Jonathan Rigg, A Dictionary of the Sunda language (1862), page 1.