gila

Etymology

From Malay gila.

Adjective

gila (not comparable)

1. (Singapore) Mad; crazy; insane.
   • 2006, Elangovan, Smegma, →ISBN, page 31:

     You gila (mad) or what? Our government good government okay?

Anagrams

• Alig, Gail, Gali, Liga, glia

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

   Koli Teŋella dahi leyɗe heewɗe gila e Fuuta Tooro haa yottoyii Fuuta Jaloo.

   Koli Tengella conquered several territories, from Fouta-Toro to Fouta-Jallon

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.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡila/ [ˈɡi.la]

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• Rhymes: -ila
• Syllabification: gi‧la

Adjective

gila

1. crazy, insane

   Synonym: (dialectal) sarap

   Antonym: waras

2. extraordinary

   Antonym: biasa

3. illogical
4. (colloquial) wonderful

   Synonyms: hebat, kagum

Verb

gila

1. (intransitive) to obsess

   Synonyms: tergila-gila, terobsesi

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 of Indonesia, 2016.

Etymology

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

Pronoun

gila

1. she