gemas

See also: Gemas

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay gemas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gemes. Cognate with Javanese gemes, Mongondow gomot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡəˈmas]
• Hyphenation: ge‧mas
• Rhymes: -as

Adjective

gêmas (comparative lebih gemas, superlative paling gemas)

1. annoyed, irritated, frustrated

   Saya sangat gemas pada anak itu karena selalu mengotori lantai.

   I'm very annoyed with that kid for always making a mess on the floor.

2. carried away from intense emotion (usually cute aggression), moved emotionally to do something physical; gigil

   Gemas aku melihat kucing ini

   I get carried away when I look at this cat (I could eat it up).

References

• Alan M. Stevens; A. Ed. Schmidgall-Tellings (2010), A Comprehensive Indonesian-English Dictionary‎, second edition, Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, →ISBN, page 310

Further reading

• “gemas”, 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

Latin

Verb

gemās

1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of gemō

Portuguese

Verb

gemas

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of gemer

Spanish

Noun

gemas f pl

1. plural of gema

Volapük

Noun

gemas

1. genitive plural of gem