handai

See also: Handai

Indonesian

Etymology

From Tamil ஆண்டை (āṇṭai, “master, lord”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhan.dai̯/, [ˈhan.dai̯]
• Hyphenation: han‧dai

Noun

handai (plural handai-handai)

1. (obsolete) friend, person whose company one enjoys

   Synonyms: bendu, dongan, handai tolan, kamerad, kanca, kanti, karib, kawan, kenalan, kolega, kontak, mitra, perepat, rafik, rekan, sahabat, saki, sejawat, sekutu, sobat, sohib, teman, tolan

Further reading

• “handai”, 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