tahniah
Indonesian
Etymology
From through Malay tahniah, from Arabic تَهْنِئَة (tahniʾa, “congratulation”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tah‧ni‧ah
Noun
tahniah (first-person possessive tahniahku, second-person possessive tahniahmu, third-person possessive tahniahnya)
- (Islam literature) congratulation
- Synonym: ucapan selamat
Further reading
- “tahniah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
From Arabic تَهْنِئَة (tahniʾa, “congratulation”).
Verb
tahniah (Jawi spelling تهنيئه)
- to congratulate
Interjection
tahniah (Jawi spelling تهنيئه)
- congratulations
Further reading
- “tahniah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.