khadam

Inherited from Malay khadam, from Arabic خَدَم (ḵadam).

khadam (plural khadam-khadam)

1. servant, attendant

• “khadam”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Borrowed from Arabic خَدَم (ḵadam). Compare with khidmat “service” from Arabic خِدْمَة (ḵidma).

khadam (Jawi spelling خدم, plural khadam-khadam or khadam²)

1. servant

   Synonym: pelayan

2. attendant

   Synonym: penunggu

• > Indonesian: khadam (inherited)

• "khadam" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017