pengabdian

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed abdi +‎ peng- -an, inherited from Malay pengabdian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəŋ.ap.ˈdi.an/

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• Rhymes: -an
• Hyphenation: pêng‧ab‧di‧an

Noun

pêngabdian (plural pengabdian-pengabdian, first-person possessive pengabdianku, second-person possessive pengabdianmu, third-person possessive pengabdiannya)

1. committedness
2. servitude, submission, submissiveness.
3. devotion, dedication.
4. service

   Synonym: layanan

Derived terms

• pengabdian masyarakat

 

Further reading

• “pengabdian” 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.

Malay

Etymology

Affixed abdi +‎ peng- -an

Noun

pengabdian (plural pengabdian-pengabdian, informal 1st possessive pengabdianku, 2nd possessive pengabdianmu, 3rd possessive pengabdiannya)

1. bondage, servitude

   Synonym: perhambaan

2. enslavement, slavery

   Synonyms: penghambaan, perhambaan

3. consecration, dedication

Descendants

• Indonesian: pengabdian

Further reading

• “pengabdian” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.