syabas
Malay
Etymology
From Hindi शाबाश (śābāś, “well done”); derived from Persian شاباش (šâbâš), from the term شاد باش (šâd bâš, "be happy"), from شاد (“joyful”) + باش (“be (imperative)”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -is
- Rhymes: -as
Further reading
- “syabas” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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