galau

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡà.láu/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ɡə̀.láu]

Ideophone

gàlau

1. open-mouthed; with a vacant expression

Indonesian

Adjective

galau

1. crowded, boisterous (of noise)
2. uncertain, confused, mixed-up (of feeling or mind)
3. (informal) brokenhearted

Synonyms

• (crowded, boisterous) riuh, rusuh
• (uncertain, confused, mixed-up) bingung, simpangsiur, gamang, gelisah
• (brokenhearted) patah hati, sakit hati

Derived terms

• bergalau
• kegalauan (“hubbub, tumult”)

References

• “galau” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.