Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Javanese ꦲꦸꦤ꧀ꦝꦒꦶ (undhagi, carpenter) or Balinese ᬳᬸᬦ᭄ᬤᬕᬶ (undagi, sculptor, builder), from Old Javanese uṇḍahagi, uṇḍagi (craftsman, carpenter), from Prakrit *vaḍḍhagi, from Sanskrit वर्धकि (vardhaki, carpenter).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʊnˈdaɡi]
  • Rhymes: -ɡi, -i
  • Hyphenation: un‧da‧gi

Noun

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undagi (first-person possessive undagiku, second-person possessive undagimu, third-person possessive undaginya)

  1. (archaic) expert
    Synonym: ahli

References

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  1. ^ Tom Hoogervorst (2017 December 31) Andrea Acri, Roger Blench, Alexandra Landmann, editor, 9. The Role of “Prakrit” in Maritime Southeast Asia through 101 Etymologies[1], ISEAS Publishing, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 375–440

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