ꦒꦼꦭ

Javanese

Etymology

Unknown, probably from Old Javanese gĕlāna, glāna (“weary, exhausted, dejected, depressed, disheartened, discouraged, giving up”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡə.lɔ/
  • Rhymes: -lɔ
  • Hyphenation: ge‧la

Adjective

ꦒꦼꦭ (gela)

  1. disappointed

Derived terms

  • ꦏꦒꦼꦭꦤ꧀ (kagelan)
  • ꦔ꧀ꦒꦼꦭꦏꦺ (nggelaké)
  • ꦔ꧀ꦒꦼꦭꦤꦶ (nggelani)

Further reading

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “gela”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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