tandas

See also: tändas

English

Noun

tandas

1. plural of tanda

Anagrams

• Nadsat, astand, dastan, nadsat, satDNA

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtandas/ [ˈt̪an.das]
• Rhymes: -andas
• Syllabification: tan‧das

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)

1. completely finished, wiped out
2. definite and firm
3. clear
4. real

Derived terms

• ditandaskan
• menandaskan
• penandasan

Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay تاندس (tandas, “lavatory, toilet”), from Malayalam തണ്ടാസ് (taṇṭāsŭ).

Noun

tandas (plural tandas-tandas)

1. toilet

   Synonyms: toilet, jamban, kakus

2. bathroom, lavatory

   Synonym: kamar mandi

Further reading

• “tandas”, 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

Borrowed from Malayalam തണ്ടാസ് (taṇṭāsŭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtandas/ [ˈt̪an.das]
• Rhymes: -andas, -das, -as

Noun

tandas (Jawi spelling تاندس, plural tandas-tandas or tandas²)

1. toilet, lavatory

   Synonyms: bilik air, kamar air, jamban, (common in Indonesian) toilet

Descendants

• > Indonesian: tandas (inherited)
• → Tausug: tandas

Further reading

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

Spanish

Noun

tandas

1. plural of tanda

Tausug

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Malay tandas (“toilet”), from Malayalam തണ്ടാസ് (taṇṭāsŭ).

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /tandas/ [t̪an̪ˈd̪as]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: tan‧das

Noun

tandas (Sulat Sūg spelling تَنْدَسْ) (Malaysia)

1. 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!