gara-gara

See also: garagara

Cebuano

Etymology

Reduplication of gara.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ga‧ra‧ga‧ra

Adjective

gara-gara

1. tastelessly showy; in poor taste; tacky

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• gegara

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Betawi gara-gara (“reason”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌɡara ˈɡara/ [ˌɡa.ra ˈɡa.ra]
• Rhymes: -ara
• Syllabification: ga‧ra-ga‧ra

Adverb

gara-gara

1. because
   1. for the reason (that)

      Synonyms: karena, sebab, (colloquial) soalnya

   2. on account (of), for sake (of)

      Synonyms: karena, sebab

Conjunction

gara-gara

1. because

   Synonyms: karena, sebab, (colloquial) soalnya

   1. by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
   2. as is known, inferred, or determined from the fact that

Noun

gara-gara

1. (uncommon) uproar (a loud protest, controversy, or outrage)

   Synonym: kegemparan

2. (uncommon) sign (a visible fact that shows that something exists or may happen)

   Synonyms: pertanda, tanda-tanda, indikasi

Further reading

• “gara-gara”, 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