bidadari

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bidadari, from Sanskrit विद्याधरी (vidyādharī, fairy; sprite).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bi.da.da.ri/
  • Hyphenation: bi‧da‧da‧ri

Noun

bidadari

  1. angel (messenger from a deity)
  2. (figurative) beautiful women

Synonyms

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit विद्याधरी (vidyādharī, fairy).

Noun

bidadari (Jawi spelling بيداداري, plural bidadari-bidadari, informal 1st possessive bidadariku, 2nd possessive bidadarimu, 3rd possessive bidadarinya)

  1. angel (messenger from a deity)

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: bidadari

Further reading

Ternate

Etymology

From Classical Malay بيداداري, from Sanskrit विद्याधरी (vidyādharī).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˌbi.da.ˈda.ɾi]
  • Rhymes: -i

Noun

bidadari

  1. a fairy, nymph

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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