geulis

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• gelis

Etymology

Borrowed from Sundanese geulis.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ɡəˈlis/ [ɡəˈlɪs]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: geu‧lis

Adjective

gĕlis

1. (dialectal) Synonym of cantik (“pretty, beautiful”)

Further reading

• “geulis” 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.

Sundanese

Adjective

geulis (Sundanese script ᮌᮩᮜᮤᮞ᮪)

1. pretty

Descendants

• → Indonesian: geulis
• → Malay: gelis