Bertubi-tubi
from indonesia
Verified
Standard
adverb
Reduplication
From indonesia
Definition
In a continuous and repeated manner without pause, often describing attacks, questions, or events that come one after another.
Etymology
Reduplication of 'tubi', which is rarely used alone; derived from Javanese or Classical Malay.
Semantic Category
Words that only or primarily exist in reduplicated form (e.g., gara-gara).
Reduplication
Common Misspellings