abdi

From Malay abdi, from Classical Malay عبدي (abdi), from Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd). Doublet of abid.

• IPA^(key): /ab.di/, [ˈap̚d̪i]

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• Hyphenation: ab‧di

abdi (plural abdi-abdi, first-person possessive abdiku, second-person possessive abdimu, third-person possessive abdinya)

1. subordinate

   Synonyms: abdu, abdul, anak buah, bawahan, hamba, jongos, kacung, pelayan, pembantu, sahaya

2. slave or bondman

   Synonyms: budak, hamba, sahaya

3. civil servant

• “abdi” 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.

abdi

1. Romanization of ꦲꦧ꧀ꦢꦶ

abdī

1. present passive infinitive of abdō

From Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd).

• IPA^(key): [ap.di], [a.bə.di]
• Rhymes: -di, -i
• Hyphenation: ab‧di

abdi (Jawi spelling عبدي)

1. A slave.

   Synonyms: hamba, sahaya, budak (archaic)

• Indonesian: abdi

• “abdi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Borrowed from Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd).

abdi

1. (polite) I/me

abdi

1. servant
2. dependant
3. subordinate