handai

See also: Handai

Indonesian

Etymology

From Tamil ஆண்டை (āṇṭai, “master, lord”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhandaj/, [ˈhan.dai̯]
• Hyphenation: han‧dai

Noun

handai (first-person possessive handaiku, second-person possessive handaimu, third-person possessive handainya)

1. (obsolete) 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: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.