tebah

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Verb

tebah (active menebah, third-person passive ditebah)

  1. To hit a flat surface.[1]
  2. To hit something with a thin and flat object.[2]

Derived terms

Affixations

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: tebah (inherited)

References

  1. ^ Wilkinson, R. J. (1901-1903), “تبه tĕbah”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Singapore; Hong Kong; Shanghai; Yokohama: Kelly & Walsh Ltd., page 158
  2. ^ “tebah”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN

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