kebal

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəˈbal]
• Hyphenation: ke‧bal

Adjective

kebal

1. immune:
   1. exempt; not subject to.
   2. (immunology) protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens
2. (figurative) thick-skinned, insensitive
3. invulnerable

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kebal. Cognate of Minangkabau kaba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəˈbal]
• Hyphenation: kê‧bal
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

kêbal

1. immune:
   1. exempt; not subject to.
   2. (immunology) protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens
2. (figurative) thick-skinned, insensitive

Derived terms

• kekebalan
• mengebal
• mengebalkan
• pengebalan

 

Further reading

• “kebal” 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.

Malay

Etymology

Cognate of Minangkabau kaba. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

kebal (Jawi spelling کبل)

1. immune:
   1. exempt; not subject to.
   2. (immunology) protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens

      Synonym: lali

2. (figurative) thick-skinned, insensitive

   Synonym: tebal

Derived terms

• kekebalan
• kereta kebal
• mengebal
• mengebalkan
• pengebalan

 

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “کبل kĕbal”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 77
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “کبل kĕbal”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 432
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “kĕbal”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, pages 520-1

Further reading

• “kebal” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.