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gila.

crazy, insane

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɡila/Standard-Indonesian[ˈɡi.la]Standard-Indonesian

  1. crazy, insane

  2. extraordinary

  3. illogical

  4. wonderful

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

From Malay gila, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gila (“wild; skittish; insane”).

verb/ˈɡila/Standard-Indonesian[ˈɡi.la]Standard-Indonesian

  1. to obsess

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Malay gila, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gila (“wild; skittish; insane”).

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