abdas

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay abdas, from Classical Malay ابدس (abdas), from Classical Persian آبدست (ābdast) of آب (āb, “water”) +‎ دست (dast, “hand”). Cognate of Javanese ꦲꦧ꧀ꦢꦱ꧀ (abdas), Sundanese abdas.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈabdas/ [ˈap̚.das]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -abdas
• Syllabification: ab‧das

Noun

abdas (plural abdas-abdas)

1. (Islam) ablution, abdest

   Synonym: wudu

Derived terms

• berabdas

Further reading

• “abdas” 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.

Latin

Verb

abdās

1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of abdō

Malay

Etymology

From Classical Malay ابدس (abdas), from Classical Persian آبدست (ābdast) of آب (āb, “water”) +‎ دست (dast, “hand”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ap̚.das]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

    (file)

• Rhymes: -das, -as
• Hyphenation: ab‧das

Noun

abdas (Jawi spelling ابدس, plural abdas-abdas)

1. (rare, Islam) ablution, abdest

   Synonym: wuduk

Affixations

• berabdas

References

• “abdas” in Kamus Dewan Perdana, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2021, →ISBN, page 3.
• “abdas” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.