tahniah

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tahniah, from Arabic تَهْنِئَة (tahniʔa, “congratulation”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /tahˈniah/ [t̪ahˈni.ah]
• Rhymes: -ah
• Syllabification: tah‧ni‧ah

Noun

tahniah (plural tahniah-tahniah)

1. (Islam or formal) words or expressions of congratulations, felicitations

   Synonyms: selamat, proficiat

Further reading

• “tahniah”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic تَهْنِئَة (tahniʔa, “congratulation”).

Verb

tahniah (Jawi spelling تهنيئه)

1. to congratulate

Interjection

tahniah (Jawi spelling تهنيئه)

1. congratulations

Further reading

• "tahniah" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017