sundal

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sundal, from Javanese ꦱꦸꦤ꧀ꦢꦼꦭ꧀ (sundel, “prostitute”), from Old Javanese sundĕl (“prostitute”), caṇḍāla (“wicked”), from Sanskrit चाण्डाल (cāṇḍāla, “outcast”). Doublet of cendala and jendala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsʊndal]
• Hyphenation: sun‧dal

Noun

sundal (plural)

1. (offensive) whore, prostitute

Synonyms

• (female prostitute): see Thesaurus: pelacur

Adjective

sundal

1. immoral, lewd.

Alternative forms

• sundel

Derived terms

• bersundal
• menyundal
• persundalan

 

Descendants

• → Min Nan: 順丹 / 顺丹 (sūn-tan)

Further reading

• “sundal” 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.