ganggang
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: gang‧gang
- IPA(key): /ˈɡaŋɡaŋ/ [ˈɡaŋ.ɡɐŋ]
Etymology 1
Verb
ganggang
Alternative forms
Etymology 2
Reduplication of gang.
Verb
ganggang
- 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)
Etymology 2
Noun
ganggang
Adjective
ganggang
Etymology 3
Noun
ganggang
- algae (algal organism)
- Synonym: alga
- seaweed (any of numerous marine plants and algae, such as a kelp)
- Synonym: rumput laut
References
Further reading
- “ganggang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaŋ.ɡaŋ/
- Rhymes: -ɡaŋ, -aŋ
Noun
ganggang (Jawi spelling ݢاڠݢڠ, plural ganggang-ganggang)
Descendants
- Indonesian: ganggang
Further reading
- “ganggang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.