keras kepala
Indonesian
Etymology
Prepositive compound of keras (“hard”) + kepala (“head”), literally “hard head”, compare to English hardheaded.
Adjective
- stubborn; hardheaded
- Synonyms: kepala batu, keras hati, tegar hati, tegar tengkuk
Further reading
- “keras kepala”, 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