tabah

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ta‧bah

Etymology 1

From Malay tabah, from Betawi or Javanese tabah, probably from Sanskrit तवाः (tavāḥ), a declension of तवस् (tavas, strong).

Adjective

tabah

  1. tough
  2. bold, determined, firm.
    Synonym: berani
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Minangkabau .

Verb

tabah

  1. alternative form of tebah (to hit to/with flat thing)

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