gadis

English

Noun

gadis

1. plural of gadi

Anagrams

• IDGAS, diags

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -is

Noun

gadis (Jawi spelling ݢاديس, plural gadis-gadis)

1. maiden, young girl
2. virgin
3. chastity, virginity
4. (Indonesia) an animal which has never laid eggs or reproduced young

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• kegadisan (“chastity”) [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• kegadis-gadisan (“girlish”) [reduplication + resemblance / passive] (redup + ke-an)
• kegadisan (“girlishness”) [resemblance / passive] (ke-an)
• menggadis (“to remain unmarried”) [agent focus] (meN-)
• bergadis [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Further reading

• “gadis” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Toba Batak

Verb

gadis (active manggadis)

1. (transitive) to sell

References

• J. Warneck (1906) Tobabataksch-Deutsches Wörterbuch‎^[1], Batavia: Landsdrukkerij, page 67