sundal

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sundal, from Javanese ꦱꦸꦤ꧀ꦢꦼꦭ꧀ (sundel, “prostitute”), from Old Javanese sundĕl (“prostitute”), caṇḍāla (“wicked”), from Sanskrit चाण्डाल (cāṇḍāla, “outcast”). Doublet of cendala and jendala.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsʊndal]
  • Hyphenation: sun‧dal

Noun

sundal (plural sundal-sundal)

  1. (offensive) whore, prostitute

Synonyms

Adjective

sundal (comparative lebih sundal, superlative paling sundal)

  1. immoral, lewd

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • bersundal
  • menyundal
  • persundalan

Descendants

  • → Min Nan: 順丹 / 顺丹 (sūn-tan)

Further reading

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