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: gə‧mas

Adjective

gêmas

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 in response to cuteness), moved emotionally to do something physical

   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, 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