syabas

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay syabas, from Hindi शाबाश (śābāś, “well done”), from Classical Persian شاباش (šābāš).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃa.bas/
• Rhymes: -bas
• Hyphenation: sya‧bas

Interjection

syabas

1. bravo, well done!, good show!

   Synonym: bravo

Further reading

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

Malay

Etymology

From Hindi शाबाश (śābāś, “well done”); derived from Classical Persian شاباش (šābāš), from the term شاد باش (šād bāš, “be happy”), from شاد (“joyful”) + باش (“be (imperative)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃa.bas]
• Rhymes: -as

Interjection

syabas (Jawi spelling شباس)

1. well done
2. good job

Descendants

• Indonesian: syabas

Further reading

• “syabas” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.