kebal

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəˈbal]
• Hyphenation: ke‧bal

Adjective

kebal

1. immune:
   1. exempt; not subject to.
   2. (immunology) protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens
2. (figurative) thick-skinned, insensitive
3. invulnerable

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kebal. Cognate of Minangkabau kaba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəˈbal]
• Hyphenation: kê‧bal

Adjective

kêbal

1. immune:
   1. exempt; not subject to.
   2. (immunology) protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens
2. (figurative) thick-skinned, insensitive

Derived terms

• kekebalan
• mengebal
• mengebalkan
• pengebalan

 

Further reading

• “kebal” 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.