taff

Mane (Îngilîzî)

tough, robust, hard-bitten, assertive, socially apt and self-assured, quick-witted

Hevwate

abfordernd

abverlangend

ehern

fest

haltbar

kräftig

robust

solide

stabil

stark

stattlich

zäh

tragfähig

belastbar

heischend

erheischend

anfordernd

einfordernd

resilient

Werger

exigent

απαιτητικός

burdensome

demanding

exigent

intensive

tough

costaud

dur

dure

éprouvant

exigeant

costaude

exigeante

esigente

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/taf/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji îngilîzî hatiye wergirtin: tough

Hevwate bi holendî: tof

In summary

Borrowed from English tough. Perhaps influenced by older toff (“good, cool, well-dressed”), from Yiddish טובֿ (tof), from Hebrew טוֹב (tov, “good”). Compare Dutch tof and English toff. Doublet of zäh.