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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay abdas, from Classical Malay ابدس (abdas), from Classical Persian آبدست (ābdast) of آب (āb, “water”) + دست (dast, “hand”).[1] Cognate of Javanese ꦲꦧ꧀ꦢꦱ꧀ (abdas), Sundanese ᮃᮘ᮪ᮓᮞ᮪ (abdas).
Pronunciation
Noun
abdas (plural abdas-abdas)
- (Islam) ablution, abdest
- Synonym: wudu
Derived terms
References
- ^ Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018) “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation (in Persian), pages 117-144
Further reading
Latin
Verb
abdās
- second-person singular present active subjunctive of abdō
Malay
Etymology
From Classical Malay ابدس (abdas), from Classical Persian آبدست (ābdast) of آب (āb, “water”) + دست (dast, “hand”).
Pronunciation
Noun
abdas (Jawi spelling ابدس)
- (rare, Islam) A full-body wash taken by Muslims to restore the body to a state of purity; ghusl.
- Synonyms: mandi wajib, mandi hadas, mandi junub
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