mudik

Borrowed from Indonesian mudik.

mudik

1. In Indonesia, the practice of migrants or migrant workers returning to their hometown or village during major holidays.

• IPA^(key): [ˈmu.dɪk]
• Hyphenation: mu‧dik

From Betawi mudik, from Javanese mudik. Related to udik (“upstream, village”), see sense 2.

mudik

1. (colloquial) to do mudik, annual homecoming traditions in Indonesia, specifically at Eid al-Fitr.
   • 1991, "Legislatif Jaya, Volume 9", Humas DPRD DKI Jakarta, page 14:

     Kebiasaan warga Jakarta pergi mudik pada setiap Hari Raya Lebaran, sudah berlangsung mungkin satu abad lebih.

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2. (colloquial, loosely) to return to hometown.

• pulang kampung

From Malay mudik, from Classical Malay mudik (“go upstream”). Cognate with Acehnese mudék.

mudik

1. to go upstream.

• “mudik” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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