gundik

Indonesian

Etymology

From Tamil கொண்டி (koṇṭi, “prostitute, concubine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡundiʔ/
• Hyphenation: gun‧dik

Noun

gundik (first-person possessive gundikku, second-person possessive gundikmu, third-person possessive gundiknya)

1. concubine, a woman who lives with a man, but who is not a wife.

   Synonym: selir

2. mistress, the other woman in an extramarital relationship, generally including sexual relations.

   Synonym: munci

Affixed terms

• mempergundik
• mempergundikkan
• pergundikan

 

Further reading

• “gundik” 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.