betah

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay betah. Cognate of Javanese ꦧꦼꦠꦃ (betah, comfortable, endured; need), Old Javanese bĕtah (tenacious, stubborn, persistent, tireless).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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bêtah

  1. comfortable
  2. persistent, tireless
  3. recovered, convalescent

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018) “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation (in Persian), pages 117-144

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