gegap gempita
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay gegap gempita.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ɡəˌɡap ɡəmˈpita/ [ɡəˌɡap̚ ɡəmˈpi.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -ita
- Syllabification: ge‧gap gem‧pi‧ta
Adjective
gêgap gêmpita (comparative lebih gegap gempita, superlative paling gegap gempita)
- lively; boisterous; noisy
- Synonyms: riuh rendah, menggempita
Further reading
- “gegap gempita”, 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
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ɡəˌɡap ɡəmˈpitə/ [ɡəˌɡap̚ ɡəmˈpi.t̪ə]
- Rhymes: -itə, -ə
- (Baku) IPA(key): /ɡəˌɡap ɡəmˈpita/ [ɡəˌɡap̚ ɡəmˈpi.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -ita, -a
- Hyphenation: ge‧gap gem‧pi‧ta
Adjective
- lively; boisterous; noisy[1]
- Synonym: riuh-rendah
Descendants
- > Indonesian: gegap gempita (inherited)
References
- ^ “gegap gempita”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN
Further reading
- “gegap gempita”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017