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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay serdadu, from Portuguese soldado (“soldier”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sərˈdadu/
- Hyphenation: sêr‧da‧du
Noun
serdadu (first-person possessive serdaduku, second-person possessive serdadumu, third-person possessive serdadunya)
- soldier.
- Synonyms: bala, laskar, pasukan, prajurit, sena, tentara
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Malay
Etymology
From Portuguese soldado (“soldier”).
Noun
serdadu (Jawi spelling سردادو, plural serdadu-serdadu, informal 1st possessive serdaduku, 2nd possessive serdadumu, 3rd possessive serdadunya)
- soldier.
- Synonyms: askar, perajurit, prajurit
- (Southern Thailand) police.
- Synonyms: polis, polisi, mata-mata
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