abdi dalem
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Compound of abdi + dalem, from Javanese ꦲꦧ꧀ꦢꦶꦢꦊꦩ꧀ (abdi dalem).
Noun edit
abdi dalem (first-person possessive abdi dalemku, second-person possessive abdi dalemmu, third-person possessive abdi dalemnya)
- (chiefly Java) royal household servant.
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “abdi dalem” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese edit
Romanization edit
- Romanization of ꦲꦧ꧀ꦢꦶꦢꦊꦩ꧀