abdi dalem
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Indonesian
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Etymology
[edit]Compound of abdi + dalem, from Javanese ꦲꦧ꧀ꦢꦶꦢꦊꦩ꧀ (abdi dalem).
Noun
[edit]abdi dalem (first-person possessive abdi dalemku, second-person possessive abdi dalemmu, third-person possessive abdi dalemnya)
- (chiefly Java) royal household servant.
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “abdi dalem” 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.
Javanese
[edit]Romanization
[edit]- Romanization of ꦲꦧ꧀ꦢꦶꦢꦊꦩ꧀