tebal

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Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Malay tebal, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tebel (“thick, of objects; dense, of crowds”), Proto-Mon-Khmer *tɓəl, *ɓəl (“thick”). Cognate with Javanese tebel.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): [təˈbal]
Hyphenation: tê‧bal

Adjective[edit]

têbal

thick (relatively great in extent from one surface to another)

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

“tebal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Karao[edit]

Noun[edit]

tebal

conversation; discussion; talk

Malay[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tebel (“thick, of objects; dense, of crowds”). Cognate with Javanese tebel and Malagasy matevina.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /təbal/
Rhymes: -bal, -al

Adjective[edit]

tebal (Jawi spelling تبل)

thick
1. having a great side-to-side measurement; broad, wide
  Synonym: lebar
  
  Antonyms: nipis, tipis
  
  buku tebal ― thick book
2. bold, chunky (of handwriting or lines)
  tulisan tebal ― thick handwriting
  
  fon tebal ― bold font
3. dense, murky (of clouds and fogs, etc.)
  Synonyms: padat, tumpat
  
  awan tebal ― thick cloud
4. bushy, heavy, jungly (of hair, foliage, grass, etc.)
  Synonym: lebat
  
  rambut tebal ― thick hair
strong (of faith, belief, ideal, etc.)
Synonyms: kuat, kukuh, teguh

kepercayaan tebal ― strong belief

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Further reading[edit]

“tebal” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*tebel₂”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

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