gula-gula
Ambonese Malay edit
Etymology edit
Derived from Malay gula-gula and a reduplication of gula.
Noun edit
gula-gula
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Malay gula-gula, from reduplication of gula (“sugar”).
Noun edit
gula-gula (first-person possessive gula-gulaku, second-person possessive gula-gulamu, third-person possessive gula-gulanya)
- confection, candy.
- Synonym: permen
- (colloquial, figurative) everything that pleases the heart.
- (colloquial, figurative) prostitute, slut.
- (colloquial, figurative) concubine, mistress.
Synonyms edit
- (female prostitute): see Thesaurus: pelacur
Further reading edit
- “gula-gula” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
Reduplication of gula.
Noun edit
gula-gula (plural gula-gula, informal 1st possessive gula-gulaku, 2nd possessive gula-gulamu, 3rd possessive gula-gulanya)