gila

See also: Gila

English

Etymology

From Malay gila.

Adjective

gila

1. (Singapore) mad; crazy; insane

Synonyms

• siao

Anagrams

• Alig, Gail, Liga, glia

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay gila, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gila (“wild; skittish; insane”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡila]
• Hyphenation: gi‧la

Adjective

gila

1. crazy, insane

   Synonym: sarap

   Antonym: waras

2. extraordinary

   Antonym: biasa

3. illogical
4. (colloquial) wonderful.

   Synonyms: hebat, kagum

Verb

gila

1. to obsess

Derived terms

• gila-gila
• gila-gilaan
• kegilaan
• kegila-gilaan
• menggila
• menggilakan
• penggila
• tergila-gila

 

• gila anjing
• gila api
• gila babi
• gila bayang-bayang
• gila bola
• gila harta
• gila hormat
• gila pangkat
• gila perempuan
• gila renang
• gila sasar
• gila uang

 

Further reading

• “gila” in Online Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language [Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia Daring], Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Istriot

Etymology

From Latin illa, feminine of ille. Compare Piedmontese chila, Dalmatian jala.

Pronoun

gila

1. she

Related terms

• el

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Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gila (“wild; skittish; insane”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡila/
• Rhymes: -ila, -la, -a
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ɡilə]

Adjective

gila (Jawi spelling ݢيلا‎)

1. mad, crazy.

   Kau gila ke?!

   Are you crazy?!

   Antonym: waras

Descendants

• Indonesian: gila
• → English: gila

Adverb

gila (Jawi spelling ݢيلا‎)

1. (colloquial) very; so.

   Hebat gila budak tu!

   That kid is amazing!

   Synonyms: bapak, sangat, amat, sungguh

Further reading

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

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡi.la/
• Rhymes: -ila
• Syllabification: gi‧la

Noun

gila m anim

1. genitive/accusative singular of gil

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Portuguese

Noun

gila f (plural gilas)

1. Alternative form of chila

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Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡi.la/

Verb

gila

1. (stative) to be long

   gumi ge igila ― that rope is long

2. (intransitive) to elongate, grow

Conjugation

Conjugation of gila
	Singular	Plural
	Inclusive	Exclusive
1st	togila	fogila	migila
2nd	nogila	nigila
3rd	Human	ogilam, mogilaf	igila, yogila†
Non-human	igila	igila, yogila†
* m - masculine, f - feminine, † - archaic

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

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Xhosa

Verb

-gila^?

1. knock down

Inflection

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