kepala batu

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of kepala (“head”) +‎ batu (“stone”), from Malay kepala batu. Compare Japanese 石頭(いしあたま) (ishiatama, “stubbornness and inflexibility”, literally “stone head”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəˌpala ˈbatu/ [kəˌpa.la ˈba.t̪u]
  • Rhymes: -atu
  • Syllabification: ke‧pa‧la ba‧tu

Adjective

kepala batu (comparative lebih kepala batu, superlative paling kepala batu)

  1. stubborn; hardheaded
    Synonyms: keras hati, keras kepala, tegar hati, tegar tengkuk

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