gantang

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Malay gantang. Doublet of ganta.

Noun

gantang (plural gantangs)

  1. (Malaysia) An imperial gallon.

Cebuano

Etymology

From Malay gantang.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: gan‧tang

Noun

gantang

  1. a ganta

Descendants

  • Spanish: ganta
    • English: ganta
    • Tagalog: ganta

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay gantang.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡan.t̪aŋ]
  • Hyphenation: gan‧tang
  • Rhymes: -aŋ

Noun

gantang (plural gantang-gantang)

  1. a cubic measure equal to 3.125 kg
  2. a bushel
    melukut di tepi gantangof little importance or insignificant (literally, “broken rice grains by the bushel”)

Usage notes

Used for measuring rice, beans, etc.

Derived terms

  • digantang
  • menggantang

Further reading

Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡan.taŋ/, [ˈɡän.t̪äŋ]
  • Rhymes: -taŋ, -aŋ

Noun

gantang (Jawi spelling ݢنتاڠ, plural gantang-gantang)

  1. an imperial gallon
  2. a bushel
    melukut di tepi gantanginsignificant (literally, “broken rice grains by the bushel”)

Descendants

Verb

gantang (Jawi spelling ݢنتاڠ)

  1. to measure out by gallon

Derived terms

Further reading