gadis

English

Noun

gadis

  1. plural of gadi

Anagrams

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -is

Noun

gadis (Jawi spelling ݢاديس, plural gadis-gadis, informal 1st possessive gadisku, 2nd possessive gadismu, 3rd possessive gadisnya)

  1. maiden, young girl
  2. virgin
  3. chastity, virginity
  4. (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

Toba Batak

Verb

gadis (active manggadis)

  1. (transitive) to sell

References
  • J. Warneck (1906) Tobabataksch-Deutsches Wörterbuch‎, Batavia: Landsdrukkerij, page 67
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