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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay adi-, from Javanese ꦲꦢꦶ (adi), from Old Javanese adi, adhi, ādi (“beginning; first, principal; excellent”), from Sanskrit आदि, अधि (ādi, adhi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /adi/
- Hyphenation: adi
Prefix
adi-
- great, most.
- super-
Derived terms
Further reading
Malay
Etymology
From Javanese ꦲꦢꦶ (adi), from Old Javanese adi, adhi, ādi (“beginning; first, principal; excellent”), from Sanskrit आदि, अधि (ādi, adhi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /adi/
- Hyphenation: adi
Prefix
adi-
- great, most.
- super-
Derived terms
See also
References
- Edi Sedyawati, Ellya Iswati, Kusparyati Boedhijono, Dyah Widjajanti D. (1994) Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, →ISBN, page 207
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