geram

Indonesian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɡəˈram]
Hyphenation: gê‧ram
Rhymes: -ram, -am, -m

Etymology 1

From Malay geram, from Persian (garm, “anguish, vexation”, literally “warm”).[1]

Adjective

gêram

indignant, angry, infuriated.
Synonym: geregetan

Derived terms

menggeram (“to be indignant”)
menggeramkan (“to make (someone) indignant”)
kegeraman (“indignation”)

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic

Verb

gêram

to growl

Derived terms

geraman
menggeram

References

Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018) “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation (in Persian), pages 117-144

Further reading

“geram” 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.

Latin

Verb

geram

inflection of gerō:
1. first-person singular future active indicative
2. first-person singular present active subjunctive

Portuguese

Verb

geram

third-person plural present indicative of gerar

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