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.
Further reading
- “abdi dalem” 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.
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