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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay gemas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gemes. Cognate with Javanese gemes, Mongondow gomot.
Pronunciation
Adjective
gêmas
- annoyed, irritated, frustrated
Saya sangat gemas pada anak itu karena selalu mengotori lantai.- I'm very annoyed with that kid for always making a mess on the floor.
- carried away from intense emotion (usually in response to cuteness), moved emotionally to do something physical
Gemas aku melihat kucing ini- I get carried away when I look at this cat (I could eat it up).
References
- Alan M. Stevens, A. Ed. Schmidgall-Tellings (2010) A Comprehensive Indonesian-English Dictionary, second edition, Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, →ISBN, page 310
Further reading
Latin
Verb
gemās
- second-person singular present active subjunctive of gemō
Portuguese
Verb
gemas
- second-person singular present subjunctive of gemer
Spanish
Noun
gemas f pl
- plural of gema
Volapük
Noun
gemas
- genitive plural of gem