gelisah

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay gelisah, from Sanskrit क्लेश (kleśa, “pain”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ɡəˈlisah/ [ɡəˈli.sah]
  • Rhymes: -isah
  • Syllabification: ge‧li‧sah

Adjective

gêlisah (comparative lebih gelisah, superlative paling gelisah)

  1. nervous, anxious
    Aku merasa gelisah, menunggu kesembuhannya.
    I felt anxious, waiting for his recovery.

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit क्लेश (kleśa, “pain”). Doublet of belisah.

Pronunciation

  • (Baku, Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ɡəˈlisah/ [ɡəˈli.sah]
  • Rhymes: -isah
  • Hyphenation: ge‧li‧sah

Adjective

gĕlisah (Jawi spelling ݢليسه)

  1. nervous, anxious[1]
    Synonyms: bimbang, buncah (Minangkabau Malay), cemas, dura (literary), gelabah, gelisar (Kelantan-Pattani), kelesah, kepompongan (Minangkabau Malay), kimbang (figurative), lisah (archaic), nyanyang (Minangkabau Malay), pusang hati (archaic), ranyah (Minangkabau Malay), rayau, renyah, resah, risau hati, rusuh hati, selempang (Batavian Malay), takut, umbang-ambing (figurative)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • kegelisahan [resemblance / passive] (ke-an)
  • menggelisah [agent focus] (meN-)
  • menggelisahkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: gelisah (inherited)

References

  1. ^ "gelisah" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.

Further reading

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