gĕlis

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Old Javanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unknown, probably from Proto-Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-qiliR (“flow down, downstream”), Proto-Austronesian *-liR.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡə.lis/
  • Rhymes: -lis
  • Hyphenation: gĕ‧lis

Noun[edit]

gĕlis

  1. swiftness, speed
  2. impetus, drive
  3. pressure
  4. vehemence

Alternative forms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • > Javanese: ꦒꦼꦭꦶꦱ꧀ (gelis) (inherited)

Further reading[edit]

  • "gĕlis" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=gĕlis&oldid=78764944"