gelisah

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay gelisah, from Sanskrit क्लेश (kleśa, “pain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡəˈli.sah/
• Hyphenation: gê‧li‧sah
• Rhymes: -isah, -sah, -ah

Adjective

gêlisah

1. nervous, anxious

   Aku merasa gelisah, menunggu kesembuhannya.

   I felt anxious, waiting for his recovery.

Further reading

• “gelisah” 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

Etymology

From Sanskrit क्लेश (kleśa, “pain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡəˈli.sah]
• Hyphenation: gĕ‧li‧sah
• Rhymes: -ah

Adjective

gĕlisah (Jawi spelling ݢليسه)

1. nervous, anxious

Descendants

• Indonesian: gelisah