gengsi

== Indonesian == === Etymology === From Minangkabau [Term?]. Coined by Indonesian author Rosihan Anwar in 1949. === Noun === gengsi (plural gengsi-gengsi) (rare) Relatives; member of one's kin (rare, by extension) lineage, progeny; descent in a line from a common progenitor honor, dignity (by extension) prestige; something that invokes admiration or respect === Adjective === gengsi (comparative lebih gengsi, superlative paling gengsi) prideful; referring to a reluctance or inhibition to do something, due to one's own conceit or to protect one's dignity === Further reading === “gengsi”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016