gaduh

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaduh/ [ˈɡa.dʊh]
• Rhymes: -aduh
• Syllabification: ga‧duh

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay لݢادوه (gaduh, “to fight”).

Adjective

gaduh

1. bustling
2. noisy, tumultuous

Derived terms

• bergaduh
• digaduhkan
• kegaduhan
• menggaduhkan
• penggaduhan
• pergaduhan

• gaduh gelisah

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦝꦸꦃ (gadhuh, “profit sharing”).

Noun

gaduh (plural gaduh-gaduh)

1. profit sharing

   Synonym: bagi hasil

Alternative forms

• gado

Derived terms

• digaduh
• digaduhkan
• menggaduh
• menggaduhkan
• penggaduh
• segaduh

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Karo Batak [Term?].

Noun

gaduh (plural gaduh-gaduh)

1. house or building where the dice game is played

Further reading

• “gaduh” 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.

Malay

Verb

gaduh

1. to fight.
   • 2018, Bung Moktar Radin, “Waktu Mesyuarat dan Urusan Dibebaskan Daripada Peraturan Mesyuarat”, in Hansard of the Dewan Rakyat‎^[1], archived from the original on 2023-10-16, page 41:

     Yang Berhormat tidak layak duduk di sini, samseng. What you want? You hendak gaduh dengan saya? Anytime.

     Your Honor (Willie Mongin) doesn't deserve to sit here, gangster. What do you want? You want to fight with me? Anytime.

Descendants

• > Indonesian: gaduh (inherited)

Further reading

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