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

crowded, boisterous (of noise)
uncertain, confused, mixed-up (of feeling or mind)
(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: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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