kepala batu
Indonesian
editEtymology
editCompound of kepala (“head”) + batu (“stone”), comparable to Japanese 石頭 (ishiatama, “stubbornness and inflexibility”, literally “stone head”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
edit- stubborn; hardheaded
- Synonyms: keras hati, keras kepala, tegar hati, tegar tengkuk
Further reading
edit- “kepala batu” 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.