ꦒꦼꦭ

Javanese

Etymology

Unknown, probably from Old Javanese gĕlāna, glāna (“weary, exhausted, dejected, depressed, disheartened, discouraged, giving up”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡə.lɔ/
• Rhymes: -lɔ
• Hyphenation: ge‧la

Adjective

ꦒꦼꦭ (gela)

1. disappointed

Derived terms

• ꦏꦒꦼꦭꦤ꧀ (kagelan)
• ꦔ꧀ꦒꦼꦭꦏꦺ (nggelaké)
• ꦔ꧀ꦒꦼꦭꦤꦶ (nggelani)

 

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “gela”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN