syabas

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay syabas, from Hindi शाबाश (śābāś, “well done”), from Classical Persian (šābāš).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃa.bas/
Rhymes: -bas
Hyphenation: sya‧bas

Interjection

syabas

bravo, well done!, good show!
Synonym: bravo

Further reading

“syabas” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From Hindi शाबाश (śābāś, “well done”); derived from Classical Persian (šābāš), from the term (šād bāš, “be happy”), from (“joyful”) + (“be (imperative)”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈʃa.bas]
Rhymes: -as

Interjection

syabas (Jawi spelling شباس)

Descendants

Indonesian: syabas

Further reading

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

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