gaduh

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaduh/ [ˈɡa.dʊh]
• Rhymes: -aduh
• Syllabification: ga‧duh

Inherited from Malay gaduh (“to fight”).

gaduh (comparative lebih gaduh, superlative paling gaduh)

1. bustling
2. noisy, tumultuous

Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦝꦸꦃ (gadhuh, “profit sharing”).

gaduh (plural gaduh-gaduh)

1. profit sharing

   Synonym: bagi hasil

• gado

Borrowed from Karo Batak [Term?].

gaduh (plural gaduh-gaduh)

1. house or building where the dice game is played

• “gaduh”, 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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• (Johor, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaduh/ [ˈɡa.duh]
• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈɡadoh/ [ˈɡa.doh]
• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈɡado/ [ˈɡa.do] (uncommon, fast speech)
• Hyphenation: ga‧duh

gaduh (Jawi spelling ݢادوه)

1. to fight; to quarrel; to argue (noisily).

   Synonyms: kelahi, tengkar, balah

   Budak-budak itu sering gaduh berebut mainan. ― Those kids often fight over toys.

   Jangan gaduh di tempat awam. ― Don't quarrel in public.

   • 2018, Bung Moktar Radin, “Waktu Mesyuarat dan Urusan Dibebaskan Daripada Peraturan Mesyuarat”, in Hansard of the Dewan Rakyat‎^[1], archived from the original on 16 October 2023, page 41:

     Yang Berhormat tidak layak duduk di sini, samseng. What you want? You hendak gaduh dengan saya? Anytime.

     Your Honour (Willie Mongin) doesn't deserve to sit here, gangster. What do you want? You want to fight with me? Anytime.

2. to make a noise; to make a disturbance; to create a ruckus.

   Synonyms: bising, kecoh

gaduh (Jawi spelling ݢادوه, comparative lebih gaduh, superlative paling gaduh)

1. noisy; rowdy; uproarious.

   Synonyms: bising, riuh

• > Indonesian: gaduh (inherited)
• → Min Nan: 厊䜎 / 厊𬣿 (gā-lō)

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

From Javanese ꦒꦝꦸꦃ (gadhuh, “to be lent; to own by sharing”).

gaduh (Sundanese script ᮌᮓᮥᮂ)

1. to have

   Synonyms: boga, kagungan