ꦒꦼꦭꦶꦱ꧀

Javanese

Alternative forms

• (archaic) aglis

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese gĕlis, glis (“swiftness, speed, impetus, drive, pressure, vehemence”).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

ꦒꦼꦭꦶꦱ꧀ (gelis)

1. quick, speedy

Derived terms

• ꦒꦼꦭꦶꦱꦤ꧀ (gelisan)

 

Further reading

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