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See also: GEREK and gərək

Kedah Malay

Noun

gérék

  1. bicycle
    • 2017, Yusrizal Yusof, HITAM‎, Buku Fixi, →ISBN, page 131:
      "Depa pun kayuh gerek macam kita tiga orang ni lah," sambung Tam.
      "They're also riding bicycles like us three," continued Tam.

References

Malay

Pronunciation

Verb

gérék (Jawi spelling ݢيريق)

  1. to bore (to make a hole through something)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

Adjective

gérék (comparative lebih gerek, superlative paling gerek, Jawi spelling ݢيريق)

  1. (Malaysia, Singapore, colloquial) awesome; cool
    • 2007, Mohamed Pitchay Gani Mohamed Abdul Aziz, Evolusi bahasa Melayu: 2000 tahun dari zaman purba ke budaya elektronik‎, Penerbit Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, →ISBN, page 106:
      Yang paling tak gerek sekali kalau lupa nak zip seluar.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2014 July 5, Shahida Sarhid, “'Rapper' buka kedai 'barber'”, in Berita Harian‎, Mediacorp:
      Mungkin ada yang menganggap macam tak gerek gunting rambut di kedai pak cik.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2022 October 25, Nazirah Nurfatin Jamzuri, “Tiga 'Singapore Idol' bergabung, jayakan konsert Hari Raya berskala besar pertama di Tampines”, in Berita‎, Singapore: Mediacorp, archived from the original on 25 October 2022:
      "Konsert ini sangat 'gerek' sebab sudah dua tahun tidak dapat menonton konsert dan mereka menampilkan artis legenda seperti Fuad Rahman dan ketiga-tiga Singapore Idol dan saya juga peminat besar Iskandar Ismail," kongsi Encik Fahd.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Noun

gérék (Jawi spelling ݢيريق, informal 1st possessive gerekku, 2nd possessive gerekmu, 3rd possessive gereknya)

  1. Only used in rumput gerek telinga (Ischaemum aristatum)

Further reading

Turkish

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