geger

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦺꦒꦺꦂ (gègèr, “chaos, tumult, turbulence”), from Old Javanese geger (“tumultuous confusion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛ.ɡɛr/
• Rhymes: -ɡɛr
• Hyphenation: ge‧ger

Adjective

geger

1. noisy
2. tumult, panic

Synonyms

• gempar
• heboh
• ribut

 

Derived terms

• digegerkan
• kegegeran
• menggeger
• menggegerkan
• segeger

 

Further reading

• “geger” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

geger

1. Romanization of ꦒꦼꦒꦼꦂ
2. Alternative spelling of gègèr. Romanization of ꦒꦺꦒꦺꦂ