Kegelap-gelapan
from indonesia
Verified
Standard
adjective
Reduplication
From indonesia
Definition
A state resembling darkness or the behavior of someone who has lost self-control and common sense.
Etymology
A reduplicated form of the root word 'gelap' with the circumfix 'ke-an' indicating similarity of quality.
Semantic Category
Words that only or primarily exist in reduplicated form (e.g., gara-gara).
Reduplication