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Indonesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Affixed *gora + -el-, inherited from Malay gelora, from Javanese ꦒꦺꦴꦫ (gora).
Noun
gelora (plural gelora-gelora)
- surge; wave
- rainstorm
- (physics) wavicle
- Synonym: gelorah (Standard Malay)
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
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Etymology 2
Noun
gelora (plural gelora-gelora)
- Acronym of gelanggang olahraga (“sports arena”).
- Synonym: GOR
Further reading
Malay
Pronunciation
Noun
gelora (Jawi spelling ݢلورا, plural gelora-gelora, informal 1st possessive geloraku, 2nd possessive geloramu, 3rd possessive geloranya)
- turbulence
- Synonym: turbulensi (Indonesian)
- surge; wave
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
Descendants
- > Indonesian: gelora (inherited)
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