tandas

See also: tändas

English

Noun

tandas

  1. plural of tanda

Anagrams

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), probably via Betawi tandes (finished, definite, firm, clear).

Adjective

tandas (comparative lebih tandas, superlative paling 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 (plural tandas-tandas)

  1. toilet
    Synonyms: toilet, jamban, kakus
  2. bathroom, lavatory
    Synonym: kamar mandi

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Malayalam തണ്ടാസ് (taṇṭāsŭ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtandas/ [ˈt̪an.das]
  • Rhymes: -andas, -das, -as

Noun

tandas (Jawi spelling تاندس, plural tandas-tandas)

  1. toilet, lavatory
    Synonyms: bilik air, kamar air, jamban, (common in Indonesian) toilet

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: tandas (inherited)
  • Tausug: tandas

Further reading

Spanish

Noun

tandas

  1. plural of tanda

Tausug

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Malay tandas (toilet), from Malayalam തണ്ടാസ് (taṇṭāsŭ).

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /tandas/ [t̪an̪ˈd̪as]
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Syllabification: tan‧das

Noun

tandas (Sulat Sūg spelling تَنْدَسْ) (Malaysia)

  1. toilet
    Synonym: pagjajambanan
    Ayaw kaw sūd ha tandas babai, Mahmud, tawagun kaw nila bantut atawa maniyak san!
    Don't go inside the women's toilet, Mahmud, people will definitely call you a gay or pervert!