kepala batu
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of kepala (“head”) + batu (“stone”), comparable to Japanese 石頭 (ishiatama, “stubbornness and inflexibility”, literally “stone head”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəˈpala ˈbatu/
Adjective
- stubborn; hardheaded
- Synonyms: keras hati, keras kepala, tegar hati, tegar tengkuk
Further reading
- “kepala batu” 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.
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