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4-letter words (2 found)

GILA,GLIA,

3-letter words (4 found)

AIL,GAL,LAG,LIG,

2-letter words (6 found)

AG,AI,AL,GI,LA,LI,

You can make 12 words from gila according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of gila

gila igla glia lgia ilga liga gial igal gail agil iagl aigl glai lgai gali agli lagi algi ilag liag ialg ailg laig alig

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Definitions and meaning of gila

gila

Etymology

From Malay gila.

Adjective

gila

  1. (Singapore) mad; crazy; insane

Synonyms

  • siao

Anagrams

  • Alig, Gail, Liga, glia

Fula

Alternative forms

  • gilanndema
  • (Liptaako) gilla
  • (Adamawa) daga

Preposition

gila

  1. (Pular, Pulaar) since, from (a place in time or space) onward
    Synonyms: ɓori, gibi, ibi, ittanndema, iwde, joŋi, kabii, ƴettanndema

See also

  • bii
  • ila
  • ilanndema

References

  • Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.
  • M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay gila, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gila (wild; skittish; insane).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡila]
  • Hyphenation: gi‧la

Adjective

gila (superlative tergila, equative segila)

  1. crazy, insane
    Synonym: sarap
    Antonym: waras
  2. extraordinary
    Antonym: biasa
  3. illogical
  4. (colloquial) wonderful.
    Synonyms: hebat, kagum

Verb

gila

  1. to obsess

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “gila” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Istriot

Etymology

From Latin illa, feminine of ille. Compare Piedmontese chila, Dalmatian jala.

Pronoun

gila

  1. she

Related terms

  • el

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gila (wild; skittish; insane).

First attested in the Kota Kapur inscription, 686 CE, as Old Malay [script needed] (gīla).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡila/
    • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [ɡilə]
  • Rhymes: -la, -a

Adjective

gila (Jawi spelling ݢيلا)

  1. mad, crazy
    Synonyms: sasar, sasau
    Antonyms: siuman, waras
  2. having a brain condition or illness (related to thought or memory)
  3. (informal) not normal, crazy
    Antonym: biasa
    harga gilacrazy price

Verb

gila (Jawi spelling ݢيلا)

  1. to obsess
    gila keretaobsessed with cars

Derived terms

Affixations
Compounds
Proverbs
Descendants
  • Indonesian: gila
  • English: gila

Adverb

gila (Jawi spelling ݢيلا)

  1. (colloquial) very, so.
    Synonyms: bapak, sangat, amat, sungguh

Further reading

  • “gila” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*gila”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡi.la/
  • Rhymes: -ila
  • Syllabification: gi‧la

Noun

gila m animal

  1. genitive/accusative singular of gil

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: gi‧la

Noun

gila f (plural gilas)

  1. Alternative form of chila

Ternate

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡi.la/

Verb

gila

  1. (stative) to be long
    gumi ge igilathat rope is long
  2. (intransitive) to elongate, grow

Conjugation

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Xhosa

Verb

-gila?

  1. knock down

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