ada-ada

Ambonese Malay

Adjective

ada-ada

1. rich

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese [Term?].

Noun

ada-ada (first-person possessive ada-adaku, second-person possessive ada-adamu, third-person possessive ada-adanya)

1. (dialect, Java) leaf fiber.

Further reading

• “ada-ada” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.