abdi dalem

Indonesian

Abdi dalem

Etymology

Compound of abdi +‎ dalem, from Javanese ꦲꦧ꧀ꦢꦶꦢꦊꦩ꧀ (abdi dalem).

Noun

abdi dalem (first-person possessive abdi dalemku, second-person possessive abdi dalemmu, third-person possessive abdi dalemnya)

(chiefly Java) royal household servant.

See also

Further reading

“abdi dalem” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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