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tahan

Pronunciation: /ˈtahan/

“tahan” is an Indonesian word. Its 9 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to endure, tolerate
  2. to hold (to grasp or grip)
  3. to hold, have, keep or save
  4. to hold, detain
  5. to hold, restrain
  6. to hold back (to contain)

adjective

  1. durable, strong, tolerate
  2. resistant
  3. synonym of cukup (“enough, sufficient”)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tahan, from Proto-Malayic *tahan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqan.

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