priayi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦥꦿꦶꦪꦪꦶ (priyayi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [priˈaji]
  • Hyphenation: pri‧a‧yi

Noun

priayi (plural priayi-priayi)

  1. priyayi: the Dutch-era class of the nobles of the robe, as opposed to royal nobility or ningrat in Java

Affixed terms

  • kepriayian

Compounds

  • priayi bestir

Further reading

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