tabik

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay tabik, ultimately from Sanskrit क्षन्तव्य (kṣantavya, “to be pardoned or forgiven”), itself from the root क्षम् (kṣam, “to endure, pardon”) + -तव्य (-tavya, “future passive participle”), with the core semantic first component apparently dropped and only the second grammatical component retained. Compare Minangkabau tabiak, Old Javanese tabe / kṣāntabya, Toba Batak santabi (“pardon”), Tagalog sintabi (“excuse me”).

Alternative forms

• tabe (dated)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtabiʔ/ [ˈt̪a.bɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -abiʔ
• Syllabification: ta‧bik

Noun

tabik (plural tabik-tabik)

1. an act of respect; a respectful gesture
2. greeting

   Synonym: salam

Derived terms

• bersitabik
• menabik

Interjection

tabik

1. (dialectal, uncommon) greetings!; Hello!

   Synonyms: salam, halo

2. excuse me (to politely ask permission or show respect when visiting certain sacred places)

   Near-synonym: permisi

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic تَابِع (tābiʕ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtabiʔ/ [ˈt̪a.bɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -abiʔ
• Syllabification: ta‧bik

Noun

tabik (plural tabik-tabik)

1. (used only in Islam contexts) a follower

   Synonyms: pengikut, penganut

Further reading

• “tabik”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit क्षन्तव्य (kṣantavya, “to be pardoned or forgiven”), itself from the root क्षम् (kṣam, “to endure, pardon”) + -तव्य (-tavya, “future passive participle”), with the core semantic first component apparently dropped and only the second grammatical component retained. Compare Minangkabau tabiak, Old Javanese tabe / kṣāntabya, Toba Batak santabi (“pardon”), Tagalog sintabi (“excuse me”).

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈtabek/ [ˈt̪a.beʔ]
  • Rhymes: -abeʔ, -eʔ
• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈtabik/ [ˈt̪a.biʔ]
  • Rhymes: -abiʔ, -iʔ
• Hyphenation: ta‧bik

Noun

tabik (plural tabik-tabik or tabik²)

1. salute, greeting

   Synonym: salam

2. (minta ~) (archaic) permission, pardon

   Synonyms: izin, tumpang

Derived terms

Affixations

• menabik

Compounds

• angkat tabik
• tabik hormat

Interjection

tabik

1. (dialectal, uncommon) greetings!; Hello!

   Synonyms: salam, wahai, hoi, helo, halo

2. (Malaysia, military) Used to bring a marching group of soldiers to salute.
3. (Malaysia, informal) awesome!, respect!; expression of praise

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “تابق tabik”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 70
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “تابق tabek”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 146
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “tabek”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 510

Further reading

• "tabik" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017