kebal

• IPA^(key): [kəˈbal]
• Hyphenation: ke‧bal

kebal

1. immune:
   1. exempt; not subject to.
   2. (immunology) protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens
2. (figurative) thick-skinned, insensitive
3. invulnerable

From Malay kebal. Cognate of Minangkabau kaba.

• IPA^(key): [kəˈbal]
• Hyphenation: kê‧bal
• Rhymes: -al

kêbal

1. immune:
   1. exempt; not subject to.
   2. (immunology) protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens
2. (figurative) thick-skinned, insensitive

• “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.

Cognate of Minangkabau kaba. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

kebal (Jawi spelling کبل)

1. immune:
   1. exempt; not subject to.
   2. (immunology) protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens

      Synonym: lali

2. (figurative) thick-skinned, insensitive

   Synonym: tebal

• 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

• “kebal” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.