gelora

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡəlora/
• Rhymes: -ora, -ra
• Rhymes: -a

Etymology 1

Affixed *gora +‎ -el-, inherited from Malay gelora, from Javanese ꦒꦺꦴꦫ (gora).

Noun

gelora (first-person possessive geloraku, second-person possessive geloramu, third-person possessive geloranya)

1. surge; wave
2. rainstorm
3. (physics) wavicle

   Synonym: gelorah (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• menggelora [agent focus] (meN-)
• menggelorakan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• bergelora [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Etymology 2

Noun

gelora (first-person possessive geloraku, second-person possessive geloramu, third-person possessive geloranya)

1. Acronym of gelanggang olahraga (“sports arena”).

   Synonym: GOR

Further reading

• “gelora” 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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡəlora/
• Rhymes: -ora, -ra
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

gelora (Jawi spelling ݢلورا, plural gelora-gelora, informal 1st possessive geloraku, 2nd possessive geloramu, 3rd possessive geloranya)

1. turbulence

   Synonym: turbulensi (Indonesian)

2. surge; wave

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• menggelora [agent focus] (meN-)
• menggelorakan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• bergelora [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: gelora (inherited)

Further reading

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