gelagah

Brunei Malay

Noun

gelagah

  1. alternative form of galagah (“sugar cane”)

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Javanese ꦒ꧀ꦭꦒꦃ (glagah).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ɡəˈlaɡah/ [ɡəˈla.ɡah]
  • Rhymes: -aɡah
  • Syllabification: ge‧la‧gah

Noun

gelagah (plural gelagah-gelagah)

  1. kans grass, tiger grass, Saccharum spontaneum
Derived terms
  • gelagah perumpung

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ɡəˈlaɡah/ [ɡəˈla.ɡah]
  • Rhymes: -aɡah
  • Syllabification: ge‧la‧gah

Noun

gelagah (plural gelagah-gelagah)

  1. (zoology) bridled cardinalfish (Apogon frenatus).

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Javanese [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ɡəˈlaɡah/ [ɡəˈla.ɡah]
  • Rhymes: -aɡah
  • Syllabification: ge‧la‧gah

Noun

gelagah (plural gelagah-gelagah)

  1. land or yard that slopes to the south

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