mengabdi

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of meng- +‎ abdi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mə.ŋap̚.di]
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  • Hyphenation: meng‧ab‧di

Verb

mengabdi (Jawi spelling مڠعبدي)

  1. (intransitive) To be a slave.
    Susulan perang itu, ramai orang dipaksa mengabdi di negara pihak pemenang.
    After the war, many people were forced to be slaves in the country of the victor.
  2. (intransitive, used with kepada) To serve.
    mengabdi kepada ibu pertiwi ― to serve the motherland

References

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