handai

See also: Handai

Indonesian

Etymology

From Tamil ஆண்டை (āṇṭai, “master, lord”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhandaj/, [ˈhan.dai̯]
Hyphenation: han‧dai

Noun

handai (first-person possessive handaiku, second-person possessive handaimu, third-person possessive handainya)

(obsolete) friend, person whose company one enjoys.
Synonyms: bendu, dongan, handai tolan, kamerad, kanca, kanti, karib, kawan, kenalan, kolega, kontak, mitra, perepat, rafik, rekan, sahabat, saki, sejawat, sekutu, sobat, sohib, teman, tolan

Further reading

“handai” 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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