kebal
Iban
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kəˈbal]
- Hyphenation: ke‧bal
Adjective
kebal
- immune:
- exempt; not subject to.
- (immunology) protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens
- (figurative) thick-skinned, insensitive
- invulnerable
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay kebal. Cognate of Minangkabau kaba.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kəˈbal]
- Hyphenation: kê‧bal
- Rhymes: -al
Adjective
kêbal (comparative lebih kebal, superlative paling kebal)
- immune:
- exempt; not subject to
- (immunology) protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens
- (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)
- immune:
- exempt; not subject to.
- (immunology) protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens
- Synonym: lali
- (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.