gembira

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay gembira, from Sanskrit गम्भीर (gambhīra, “deep”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ɡəmˈbira/ [ɡəmˈbi.ra]
• Rhymes: -ira
• Syllabification: gem‧bi‧ra

Adjective

gêmbira (comparative lebih gembira, superlative paling gembira)

1. happy, proud

Synonyms

• (happy): bahagia, senang, suka
• (proud): bangga

Derived terms

• bergembira
• kegembiraan
• mempergembirakan
• menggembirakan
• penggembira

Further reading

• “gembira”, 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

From Sanskrit गम्भीर (gambhīra, “deep”).

Pronunciation

• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /ɡəmˈbirə/ [ɡəmˈbi.rə]
• Hyphenation: gêm‧bi‧rê
• Rhymes: -ira, -a

Noun

gĕmbira (Jawi spelling ݢمبيرا, uncountable)

1. passion, excitement, anger

Adjective

gĕmbira (Jawi spelling ݢمبيرا, comparative lebih gembira, superlative paling gembira)

1. happy, pleased, cheerful

Synonyms

• (happy): bahagia, ceria, enak, girang, meriah, ria, riang, riang gembira, senang, senang hati, seronok, suka, sukacita, suka ria

Antonyms

• (unhappy): benguk, duka, dukacita, duka nestapa, duka lara, gundah, gundah-gulana, hiba, lara, masyghul, muram, murung, pilu, rawan, sayu, sayu rawan, sedih, sedih hati, sugul, suram, susah hati

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• bergembira (“to be happy”) [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• kegembiraan (“happiness”) [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• menggembirakan (“to bring joy”) [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• hibira (“video game”)

Descendants

• Indonesian: gembira

References

• “gembira”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN

Further reading

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