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Iban
Pronunciation
Adjective
kebal
- immune:
- exempt; not subject to.
- (immunology) protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens
- (figurative) thick-skinned, insensitive
- invulnerable
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay kebal. Cognate of Minangkabau kaba.
Pronunciation
Adjective
kêbal
- immune:
- exempt; not subject to.
- (immunology) protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens
- (figurative) thick-skinned, insensitive
Derived terms
Further reading
Malay
Etymology
Cognate of Minangkabau kaba. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective
kebal (Jawi spelling کبل)
- immune:
- exempt; not subject to.
- (immunology) protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens
- Synonym: lali
- (figurative) thick-skinned, insensitive
- Synonym: tebal
Derived terms
References
- Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “کبل kĕbal”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 77
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “کبل kĕbal”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 432
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “kĕbal”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, pages 520-1
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