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

Borrowed from Malay abdi, ultimately from Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd).

abdi

1. (polite) I/me

abdi

1. servant
2. dependant
3. subordinate