gila

See also: Gila

English

Etymology

From Malay gila.

Adjective

gila

1. (Singapore) mad; crazy; insane

Synonyms

• siao

Anagrams

• Alig, Gail, Gali, Liga, glia

Fula

Alternative forms

• gilanndema
• (Liptaako) gilla
• (Adamawa) daga

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

See also

• bii
• ila
• ilanndema

References

• Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.
• M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡila]

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• 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

• gila-gila
• gila-gilaan
• kegila-gilaan
• kegilaan
• menggila
• menggilakan
• penggila
• tergila-gila

 

• gila anjing
• gila api
• gila babi
• gila bayang-bayang
• gila bola
• gila harta
• gila hormat
• gila pangkat
• gila perempuan
• gila renang
• gila sasar
• gila uang

 

Further reading

• “gila” 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.

Istriot

Etymology

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

Pronoun

gila

1. she

Related terms

• el

Malay

Etymology

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

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡila/
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ɡilə]
• Rhymes: -la, -a

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

• bergila-gila
• digilai
• digilakan
• dipergilakan
• gila-gila
• gila-gilaan
• gilai
• gilakan
• kegila-gilaan
• kegilaan
• memperlikan
• menggila
• menggilai
• menggilakan
• pergilakan
• tergila-gila
• tergila-gilakan

 

Compounds

• anjing gila
• anyam gila
• gila angau
• gila anjing
• gila asyik
• gila babi
• gila bahasa
• gila bayang
• gila bayang-bayang
• gila gadis
• gila hormat
• gila isim
• gila judi
• gila kebangsaan
• gila kuasa
• gila pangkat
• gila perempuan
• gila politik
• gila renang
• gila seks
• gila talak
• gila urat
• gila-gila air
• harga gila
• main gila
• rumah gila

 

Proverbs

• tiap gila tiap berkongkong, tiap mandi tiap bergosok

 

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; et al. (2023) “*gila”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Polish

Pronunciation

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

Noun

gila m animal

1. genitive/accusative singular of gil

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʒi.lɐ/

• Hyphenation: gi‧la

Noun

gila f (plural gilas)

1. Alternative form of chila

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡi.la/

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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