gila

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English

Etymology

From Malay gila.

Adjective

gila

  1. (Singapore) mad; crazy; insane

Synonyms

Anagrams

Fula

Alternative forms

Preposition

gila

  1. (Pular, Pulaar) since, from (a place in time or space) onward
    Synonyms: ɓori, gibi, ibi, ittanndema, iwde, joŋi, kabii, ƴettanndema
    Koli Teŋella dahi leyɗe heewɗe gila e Fuuta Tooro haa yottoyii Fuuta Jaloo.
    Koli Tengella conquered several territories, from Fouta-Toro to Fouta-Jallon

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References

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay gila, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gila (“wild; skittish; insane”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: gi‧la

Adjective

gila (superlative tergila, equative segila)

  1. crazy, insane
    Synonym: sarap
    Antonym: waras
  2. extraordinary
    Antonym: biasa
  3. illogical
  4. (colloquial) wonderful.
    Synonyms: hebat, kagum

Verb

gila

  1. to obsess

Derived terms

Further reading

Istriot

Etymology

From Latin illa, feminine of ille. Compare Piedmontese chila, Dalmatian jala.

Pronoun

gila

  1. she

Related terms

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gila (“wild; skittish; insane”).

First attested in the Kota Kapur inscription, 686 CE, as Old Malay (gīla).

Pronunciation

Adjective

gila (Jawi spelling ݢيلا)

  1. mad, crazy
    Synonyms: sasar, sasau
    Antonyms: siuman, waras
    Kau gila ke?!
    Are you crazy?!
  2. having a brain condition or illness (related to thought or memory)
  3. (informal) not normal, crazy
    Antonym: biasa
    harga gila ― crazy price

Verb

gila (Jawi spelling ݢيلا)

  1. to obsess
    gila kereta ― obsessed with cars

Derived terms

Affixations
Compounds
Proverbs
Descendants
  • Indonesian: gila
  • → English: gila

Adverb

gila (Jawi spelling ݢيلا)

  1. (colloquial) very, so.
    Synonyms: bapak, sangat, amat, sungguh
    Hebat gila budak tu!
    That kid is amazing!

Further reading

  • “gila” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*gila”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡi.la/
  • Rhymes: -ila
  • Syllabification: gi‧la

Noun

gila m animal

  1. genitive/accusative singular of gil

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: gi‧la

Noun

gila f (plural gilas)

  1. Alternative form of chila

Ternate

Pronunciation

Verb

gila

  1. (stative) to be long
    gumi ge igila ― that rope is long
  2. (intransitive) to elongate, grow

Conjugation

Conjugation of gila
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st togila fogila migila
2nd nogila nigila
3rd Masculine ogila igila, yogila†
Feminine mogila
Neuter igila
† - archaic

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Xhosa

Verb

-gila?

  1. knock down

Inflection

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