wadam
Indonesian
Etymology
Blend of hawa + adam. First attested around 1960s. Replaced by waria.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈwadam/ [ˈwa.dam]
- Rhymes: -adam
- Syllabification: wa‧dam
Noun
wadam (plural wadam-wadam)
- (obsolete) waria
Further reading
- “wadam” 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.