galau

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡà.láu/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ɡə̀.láu]

Ideophone

gàlau

1. open-mouthed; with a vacant expression

Indonesian

Adjective

galau

1. crowded, boisterous (of noise)

   Synonyms: riuh, rusuh

2. uncertain, confused, mixed-up (of feeling or mind)

   Synonyms: bingung, simpangsiur, gamang, gelisah

3. (informal) brokenhearted

   Synonyms: patah hati, sakit hati

Derived terms

• bergalau
• kegalauan (“hubbub, tumult”)

References

• “galau”, 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