tabah
Indonesian
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Malay tabah, from Betawi [Term?] or Javanese tabah, probably from Sanskrit तवाः (tavāḥ), a declension of तवस् (tavas, “strong”).
Adjective
edittabah
- tough
- bold, determined, firm.
- Synonym: berani
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom Minangkabau [Term?].
Verb
edittabah
Further reading
edit- “tabah” 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.
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