tebal

Indonesian

Etymology

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

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

Adjective

têbal

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

Derived terms

• ketebalan
• mempertebal
• menebal
• menebalkan
• penebalan
• setebal
• tebalan
• tertebal

 

Further reading

• “tebal” in Online Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language [Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia Daring], Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Karao

Noun

tebal

1. conversation; discussion; talk

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Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təbal/
• Rhymes: -əbal, -bal, -al

Adjective

tebal (Jawi spelling تبل‎)

1. thick

   Buku tebal

   Thick book

   Antonyms: nipis, tipis

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• ketebalan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• penebal [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• mempertebal [causative agent focus] (mempeR-)
• dipertebal [causative passive focus] (dipeR-)
• menebalkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• ditebalkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• setebal [comparability] (se-)

Further reading

• “tebal” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary -*tebel