gagah
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay gagah, from Sanskrit [Term?]. Compare Old Javanese gagah.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈɡaɡah/ [ˈɡa.ɡah]
- Rhymes: -aɡah
- Syllabification: ga‧gah
Adjective
gagah (superlative tergagah, equative segagah)
Derived terms
- bergagah-gagahan
- digagahi
- kegagahan
- menggagah
- menggagahi
- menggagahkan
- segagah
- gagah berani
- gagah perkasa
Further reading
- “gagah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
From Sanskrit [Term?]. Compare Old Javanese gagah and Tagalog gaga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡaɡah/ [ˈɡa.ɡah]
- Rhymes: -aɡah, -ah
- Hyphenation: ga‧gah
Adjective
gagah (Jawi spelling ݢاݢه)
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- kegagahan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
- menggagah [agent focus] (meN-)
- menggagahkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
- menggagahi [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
- digagahkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
- digagahi [patient focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (di- + -i)
- bergagah-gagahan [reduplication + repetition / reciprocity + stative / habitual] (redup + -an + beR-)
Descendants
- > Indonesian: gagah (inherited)
Further reading
- “gagah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.