gadis
English
Noun
gadis
- plural of gadi
Anagrams
- IDGAS, diags
Malay
Etymology
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Noun
gadis (Jawi spelling ݢاديس, plural gadis-gadis, informal 1st possessive gadisku, 2nd possessive gadismu, 3rd possessive gadisnya)
- maiden, young girl
- virgin
- chastity, virginity
- (Indonesia) an animal which has never laid eggs or reproduced young
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- kegadisan (“chastity”) [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
- kegadis-gadisan (“girlish”) [reduplication + resemblance / passive] (redup + ke-an)
- kegadisan (“girlishness”) [resemblance / passive] (ke-an)
- menggadis (“to remain unmarried”) [agent focus] (meN-)
- bergadis [stative / habitual] (beR-)
Further reading
- “gadis” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Toba Batak
Verb
gadis (active manggadis)
- (transitive) to sell
References
- J. Warneck (1906) Tobabataksch-Deutsches Wörterbuch, Batavia: Landsdrukkerij, page 67