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English
Noun
tandas
- plural of tanda
Anagrams
Indonesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Javanese ꦠꦤ꧀ꦝꦼꦱ꧀ (tandhes, “deep down, to the bottom; strong, firm; bare ground”), probably via Betawi tandes (“finished, definite, firm, clear”).
Adjective
tandas (comparative lebih tandas, superlative paling tandas)
- completely finished, wiped out
- definite and firm
- clear
- real
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Inherited from Malay تاندس (tandas, “lavatory, toilet”), from Malayalam തണ്ടാസ് (taṇṭāsŭ).
Noun
tandas (plural tandas-tandas)
- toilet
- Synonyms: toilet, jamban, kakus
- bathroom, lavatory
- Synonym: kamar mandi
Further reading
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Malayalam തണ്ടാസ് (taṇṭāsŭ).
Pronunciation
Noun
tandas (Jawi spelling تاندس, plural tandas-tandas)
- toilet, lavatory
- Synonyms: bilik air, kamar air, jamban, (common in Indonesian) toilet
Descendants
Further reading
Spanish
Noun
tandas
- plural of tanda
Tausug
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Malay tandas (“toilet”), from Malayalam തണ്ടാസ് (taṇṭāsŭ).
Pronunciation
- (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /tandas/
- Rhymes: -as
- Syllabification: tan‧das
Noun
tandas (Sulat Sūg spelling تَنْدَسْ) (Malaysia)
- toilet
- Synonym: pagjajambanan
Ayaw kaw sūd ha tandas babai, Mahmud, tawagun kaw nila bantut atawa maniyak san!- Don't go inside the women's toilet, Mahmud, people will definitely call you a gay or pervert!