tebal

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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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

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

Adjective

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têbal

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

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Karao

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Noun

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tebal

  1. conversation; discussion; talk

Malay

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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tebal (Jawi spelling تبل)

  1. thick
    1. having a great side-to-side measurement; broad, wide
      Synonym: lebar
      Antonyms: nipis, tipis
      buku tebalthick book
    2. bold, chunky (of handwriting or lines)
      tulisan tebalthick handwriting
      fon tebalbold font
    3. dense, murky (of clouds and fogs, etc.)
      Synonyms: padat, tumpat
      awan tebalthick cloud
    4. bushy, heavy, jungly (of hair, foliage, grass, etc.)
      Synonym: lebat
      rambut tebalthick hair
  2. strong (of faith, belief, ideal, etc.)
    Synonyms: kuat, kukuh, teguh
    kepercayaan tebalstrong belief

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Further reading

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  • tebal” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*tebel₂”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI