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
kepala batu
- stubborn; hardheaded
- Synonyms: keras hati, keras kepala, tegar hati, tegar tengkuk
Further reading
- “kepala batu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.