kepala batu

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of kepala (“head”) +‎ batu (“stone”), comparable to Japanese 石頭(いしあたま) (ishiatama, “stubbornness and inflexibility”, literally “stone head”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈpala ˈbatu/

Adjective

kepala batu

1. stubborn; hardheaded

   Synonyms: keras hati, keras kepala, tegar hati, tegar tengkuk

Further reading

• “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.