abdas

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay abdas, from Persian آبدست‎ (âbdest) of آب‎ (âb, “water”) +‎ دست‎ (dast, “hand”). Cognate of Javanese ꦲꦧ꧀ꦢꦱ꧀ (abdas), Sundanese ᮃᮘ᮪ᮓᮞ᮪ (abdas).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈapdas/
• Hyphenation: ab‧das
• Rhymes: -das, -as, -s

Noun

abdas (plural abdas-abdas, first-person possessive abdasku, second-person possessive abdasmu, third-person possessive abdasnya)

1. (Islam) ablution, abdest

   Synonym: wudu

Derived terms

• berabdas

 

Further reading

• “abdas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Latin

Verb

abdās

1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of abdō