priayi
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Indonesian
Etymology
From Javanese ꦥꦿꦶꦪꦪꦶ (priyayi).
- from Javanese para (ꦥꦫ, “group, plural marker”) + yayi (ꦪꦪꦶ, “ younger sibling”).
- borrowed from Sanskrit प्रिय (priya, “beloved”). Doublet of pria.
Pronunciation
Noun
priayi (plural priayi-priayi, first-person possessive priayiku, second-person possessive priayimu, third-person possessive priayinya)
- priyayi: the Dutch-era class of the nobles of the robe, as opposed to royal nobility or ningrat in Java.
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Further reading
- “priayi” 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.