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gaya.

power, strength

4 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡaja/Standard-Indonesian[ˈɡa.ja]Standard-Indonesian
  1. power, strength

  2. force: a physical quantity that denotes ability to push, pull, twist or accelerate a body and which has a direction and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance/time² (ML/T²): SI: newton (N); CGS: dyne (dyn)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay gaya, probably from Sanskrit गय (gaya, “acquired or conquered properties”) or वयस् (vayas, “power”). * Semantic loan from Dutch kracht (“force”) for physics sense.

adj/ˈɡaja/Standard-Indonesian[ˈɡa.ja]Standard-Indonesian
  1. elegant, beautiful

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay gaya, probably from Sanskrit गय (gaya, “acquired or conquered properties”).

noun/ˈɡaja/Standard-Indonesian[ˈɡa.ja]Standard-Indonesian
  1. attitude, gesture, manner

  2. style

  3. genre

  4. order

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay gaya, probably from Sanskrit गय (gaya, “acquired or conquered properties”).

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