galau
Hausa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡà.láu/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ɡə̀.láu]
Ideophone
gàlau
- open-mouthed; with a vacant expression
Indonesian
Adjective
galau
- (of noise) crowded, boisterous
- (of feeling or mind) uncertain, confused, mixed-up
- (informal) brokenhearted
Synonyms
- (crowded, boisterous) riuh, rusuh
- (uncertain, confused, mixed-up) bingung, simpangsiur, gamang, gelisah
- (brokenhearted) patah hati, sakit hati
Derived terms
- bergalau
- kegalauan (“hubbub, tumult”)
References
- “galau” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.