gagah

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay gagah. Compare Old Javanese gagah.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɡah/ [ˈɡa.ɡah]
• Rhymes: -aɡah
• Syllabification: ga‧gah

Adjective

gagah (superlative tergagah, equative segagah)

1. strong, powerful
2. majestic

Derived terms

• bergagah-gagahan
• digagahi
• kegagahan
• menggagah
• menggagahi
• menggagahkan
• segagah

• gagah berani
• gagah perkasa

Further reading

• “gagah” 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.

Malay

Etymology

Compare Old Javanese gagah and Tagalog gaga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɡah/ [ˈɡa.ɡah]

Adjective

gagah (Jawi spelling ݢاݢه)

1. gallant; brave; strong; mighty

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• kegagahan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• menggagah [agent focus] (meN-)
• menggagahkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• menggagahi [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
• digagahkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• digagahi [patient focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (di- + -i)
• bergagah-gagahan [reduplication + repetition / reciprocity + stative / habitual] (redup + -an + beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: gagah

Further reading

• “gagah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.