mengabdi

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Malay

Etymology

Affixation of meng- +‎ abdi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): ,
  • 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 pertiwito serve the motherland

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