Gara-gara
from indonesia
Verified
Standard
noun
Reduplication
From indonesia
Definition
An event that causes public commotion, unrest, or disturbance, or something that serves as the cause of a problem.
Etymology
A reduplicated form of the root word 'gara', meaning an event or cause of disturbance.
Semantic Category
Words that only or primarily exist in reduplicated form (e.g., gara-gara).
Reduplication