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


Karao

Noun

tebal

  1. conversation; discussion; talk

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

Further reading

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