gĕlis

Old Javanese

Etymology

Unknown, probably from Proto-Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-qiliR (“flow down, downstream”), Proto-Austronesian *-liR.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡə.lis/
  • Rhymes: -lis
  • Hyphenation: gĕ‧lis

Noun

gĕlis

  1. swiftness, speed
  2. impetus, drive
  3. pressure
  4. vehemence

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • aglis
  • agĕgĕlisan
  • agĕlis
  • ginlis
  • ginlisakĕn
  • ginĕlis
  • gĕli-gĕlis
  • parigĕlis
  • baraṅ gĕlis
  • hop glis
  • hop glisan
  • hurip gĕlis
  • tar gĕlis

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦒꦼꦭꦶꦱ꧀ (gelis) (inherited)

Further reading

  • "gĕlis" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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