gadis

English

Noun

gadis

1. plural of gadi

Anagrams

• IDGAS, diags

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay gadis.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡadis/ [ˈɡa.dɪs]
• Rhymes: -adis
• Syllabification: ga‧dis

Noun

gadis (plural gadis-gadis)

1. girl
2. maid, maiden
3. virgin

   Synonym: perawan

4. (Indonesia) an animal which has never laid eggs or reproduced young

Derived terms

• kegadis-gadisan
• kegadisan
• menggadis

• gadis besar
• gadis blasteran
• gadis kecil
• gadis pemerah
• gadis sampul
• gadis tanggung
• gadis taruhan
• gadis tua

Further reading

• “gadis”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -is

Noun

gadis (Jawi spelling ݢاديس, plural gadis-gadis or gadis²)

1. maiden, young girl
2. virgin
3. chastity, virginity
4. (Indonesia) an animal which has never laid eggs or reproduced young

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• kegadisan (“chastity”) [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• kegadis-gadisan (“girlish”) [reduplication + resemblance / passive] (redup + ke-an)
• kegadisan (“girlishness”) [resemblance / passive] (ke-an)
• menggadis (“to remain unmarried”) [agent focus] (meN-)
• bergadis [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: gadis (inherited)

Further reading

• "gadis" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Toba Batak

Verb

gadis (active manggadis)

1. (transitive) to sell

References

• J. Warneck (1906), Tobabataksch-Deutsches Wörterbuch‎^[1], Batavia: Landsdrukkerij, page 67