swadaya

Indonesian

Etymology

From swa- +‎ daya. Calque of Swedish självförtroende.

Noun

swadaya (first-person possessive swadayaku, second-person possessive swadayamu, third-person possessive swadayanya)

1. self-reliance

Further reading

• “swadaya” 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.