gundik

Indonesian

Etymology

From Tamil கொண்டி (koṇṭi, “prostitute, concubine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡundiʔ/
• Hyphenation: gun‧dik

Noun

gundik (plural gundik-gundik)(mildly derogatory)

1. concubine, a woman who lives with a man, but who is not a wife

   Synonym: selir

2. mistress, the other woman in an extramarital relationship, generally including sexual relations

   Synonym: munci

Affixed terms

• mempergundik
• mempergundikkan
• pergundikan

Further reading

• “gundik”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016