tandas

See also: tändas

English

Noun

tandas

1. plural of tanda

Anagrams

• Nadsat, astand, dastan, nadsat, satDNA

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtandas/ [ˈt̪an.das]
• Rhymes: -andas
• Syllabification: tan‧das

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Javanese ꦠꦤ꧀ꦝꦼꦱ꧀ (tandhes, “deep down, to the bottom; strong, firm; bare ground”).

Adjective

tandas

1. completely finished, wiped out
2. definite and firm
3. clear
4. real

Derived terms

• ditandaskan
• menandaskan
• penandasan

 

Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay تاندس (tandas, “lavatory, toilet”), from Malayalam തണ്ടാസ് (taṇṭāsŭ).

Noun

tandas (first-person possessive tandasku, second-person possessive tandasmu, third-person possessive tandasnya)

1. toilet

   Synonyms: jamban, kakus

2. bathroom, lavatory

   Synonym: kamar mandi

Further reading

• “tandas” 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

From Malayalam തണ്ടാസ് (taṇṭāsŭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tandas/
• Rhymes: -andas, -das, -as

Noun

tandas (Jawi spelling تاندس, plural tandas-tandas, informal 1st possessive tandasku, 2nd possessive tandasmu, 3rd possessive tandasnya)

1. toilet, lavatory

   Synonyms: bilik air, kamar air, jamban

Descendants

• > Indonesian: tandas (inherited)

Further reading

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

Spanish

Noun

tandas

1. plural of tanda