kebal
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Iban
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]kebal
- immune:
- exempt; not subject to.
- (immunology) protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens
- (figurative) thick-skinned, insensitive
- invulnerable
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Malay kebal. Cognate of Minangkabau kaba.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]kêbal
- immune:
- exempt; not subject to.
- (immunology) protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens
- (figurative) thick-skinned, insensitive
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “kebal” 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.