tebas

== Malay == === Etymology === Compare Tagalog tabas & Cebuano tigbas. === Pronunciation === (schwa-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /təˈbas/ [t̪əˈbas] Rhymes: -bas, -as Hyphenation: te‧bas === Verb === tebas (Jawi spelling تبس) to clear (land); to cut down; to slash (small plants, bushes, grass, or undergrowth, usually with a swinging motion using a machete or sickle). Synonyms: cantas, potong Pekerja itu sedang menebas semak samun di tepi jalan. ― The worker is clearing the undergrowth by the roadside. see: tebang (“to cut down big trees”) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Further reading ==== "tebas" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017