gelora

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡəlora/
• Rhymes: -ora, -ra
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

gelora (first-person possessive geloraku, second-person possessive geloramu, third-person possessive geloranya)

1. surge; wave
2. rainstorm
3. (physics) wavicle

   Synonym: gelorah (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• menggelora [agent focus] (meN-)
• menggelorakan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• bergelora [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡəlora/
• Rhymes: -ora, -ra
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

gelora (Jawi spelling ݢلورا, plural gelora-gelora, informal 1st possessive geloraku, 2nd possessive geloramu, 3rd possessive geloranya)

1. turbulence

   Synonym: turbulensi (Indonesian)

2. surge; wave

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• menggelora [agent focus] (meN-)
• menggelorakan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• bergelora [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Further reading

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