tangguh
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Indonesian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
The sense in botany was coined by Indonesian politician Soeharto in 1993. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective[edit]
tanggúh
Noun[edit]
tanggúh (first-person possessive tangguhku, second-person possessive tangguhmu, third-person possessive tangguhnya)
- strong, firm, tenacious.
- Indonesia tangguh, Indonesia kuat. ― Indonesia firm, Indonesia strong.
- guinea henweed (Petiveria alliacea).
- Synonym: singawalang
Etymology 2[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb[edit]
tanggúh
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “tangguh” 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.