ganggang

See also: gang-gang and gānggāng

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: gang‧gang
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaŋɡaŋ/ [ˈɡaŋ.ɡɐŋ]

Etymology 1

Verb

ganggang

  1. to broil; to grill (plantains, etc.)
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

Reduplication of gang.

Verb

ganggang

  1. to get around with one' gang

References

  • John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan[2] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈɡaŋɡaŋ/ [ˈɡaŋ.ɡaŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋɡaŋ
  • Syllabification: gang‧gang

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay ganggang, from Proto-Malayic *gaŋgaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gaŋgaŋ, from the root *-gaŋ.[1] Related to panggang.

Verb

ganggang (active mengganggang, passive diganggang)

  1. to broil, grill (to cook by direct, radiant heat)

Etymology 2

Noun

ganggang

  1. (uncommon) gap (opening made by breaking or parting)
    Synonym: celah

Adjective

ganggang

  1. (uncommon) loose (not fixed in place tightly or firmly)
    Synonym: renggang

Etymology 3

Noun

ganggang

  1. algae (algal organism)
    Synonym: alga
  2. seaweed (any of numerous marine plants and algae, such as a kelp)
    Synonym: rumput laut

References

  1. ^ Rober Blust and Stephen Trussel (21 June 2020) The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary web edition[1]

Further reading

Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaŋ.ɡaŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ɡaŋ, -aŋ

Noun

ganggang (Jawi spelling ݢاڠݢڠ, plural ganggang-ganggang)

  1. algae
  2. water plant

Descendants

  • Indonesian: ganggang

Further reading