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)

1. (chiefly Java) royal household servant.

See also

• keraton
• pegawai

 

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.

Javanese

Romanization

abdi dalem

1. Romanization of ꦲꦧ꧀ꦢꦶꦢꦊꦩ꧀