saudari

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sau̯dari/

Noun

saudari (first-person possessive saudariku, second-person possessive saudarimu, third-person possessive saudarinya)

1. sister

Related terms

• saudara

Pronoun

saudari

1. (formal, used for women of equal status) Second-person singular pronoun: you, your, yours

Synonyms

Indonesian formal second-person pronouns:

• mas (used for males)
• mbak (used for females)
• kakak (gender-neutral, intimate nuance)
• Anda, saudara (used for people of either gender of equal status)
• saudari (used for women of equal status)
• bapak (lit. "father"; used for men of higher status)
• ibu (lit. "mother"; used for women of higher status)
• sampeyan (Central & East Java, gender-neutral)
• panjenengan (Central Java, gender-neutral, very formal)

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Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sau̯dari/
• Rhymes: -ari, -ri, -i

Noun

saudari (Jawi spelling ساوداري, plural saudari-saudari, informal 1st possessive saudariku, 2nd possessive saudarimu, 3rd possessive saudarinya)

1. sister

Pronoun

saudari (Jawi spelling ساوداري)

1. you f

Related terms

• saudara