undagi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦲꦸꦤ꧀ꦝꦒꦶ (undhagi, “carpenter”) or Balinese ᬳᬸᬦ᭄ᬤᬕᬶ (undagi, “sculptor, builder”), from Old Javanese uṇḍahagi, uṇḍagi (“craftsman, carpenter”), from Prakrit *𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀕𑀺 (*vaḍḍhagi), from Sanskrit वर्धकि (vardhaki, “carpenter”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /unˈdaɡi/ [unˈda.ɡi]
  • Rhymes: -aɡi
  • Syllabification: un‧da‧gi

Noun

undagi (plural undagi-undagi)

  1. (archaic) expert
    Synonyms: ahli, pakar, tenaga ahli
  2. carpenter
    Synonym: tukang kayu

Derived terms

  • perundagian
  • undagi lancang

References

  1. ^ Tom Hoogervorst (31 December 2017), Andrea Acri, Roger Blench, Alexandra Landmann, editor, 9. The Role of “Prakrit” in Maritime Southeast Asia through 101 Etymologies‎[1], ISEAS Publishing, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 375–440

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