gayung

• gajoeng (van Ophuijsen (1901–1947))
• gajung (Republik/Soewandi (1947–1972))

Inherited from Malay gayung. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.jʊŋ/
• Rhymes: -jʊŋ
• Hyphenation: ga‧yung

gayung

1. dipper (a cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, for dipping into and ladling out liquids; a ladle or scoop)
2. quarterstaff (a wooden staff of an approximate length between 2 and 2.5 meters, sometimes tipped with iron, used as a weapon)
3. singlestick (a one-handed wooden stick used for fencing in place of a sword)
4. a blow given with a fist or a weapon

gayung (active menggayung, passive digayung)

1. (transitive) to scoop up water with a dipper
2. (of weapons, transitive) to swing (to move (an object) backward and forward)

   Synonym: ayunkan

3. (transitive, rare) to punch (to strike with one's fist)

   Synonym: pukul

gayung (singular segayung)

1. indicates a content or measure that has the volume of a dipper

   Segayung air. ― A scoop of water.

   Cukup gunakan dua gayung air untuk menyiram tumbuhan ini.

   Just use two scoops of water to water this plant.

• “gayung” 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.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): /ɡajuŋ/
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ˈɡä.jʊŋ], [ˈɡä.joŋ]
• Rhymes: -ʊŋ, -joŋ, -oŋ
• Rhymes: -uŋ

gayung (Jawi spelling ݢايوڠ, plural gayung-gayung)

1. a kind of water dipper; a ladle made of a bowl of a coconut shell with a wooden handle attached

   Synonyms: sibur, timba, cebok, batok

2. a quarterstaff or a singlestick used as a weapon
   • 1908, Raja Haji Yahya, Pawang Ana, Hikayat Malim Deman, Singapore, page 91:

     Inilah gayung anak piatu; jikalau disambut, kĕna dua; jikalau tiada disambut, kĕna satu.

     Here is my quarterstaff; if it hits you, you are hurt in two places; if it misses you, you are hurt in one.

• Indonesian: gayung

• “gayung” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /ɡajuŋ/ [ɡɑˈjuŋ]
• Rhymes: -uŋ
• Syllabification: ga‧yung

gayung (Sulat Sūg spelling ݢَيُڠْ)

1. dipper, ladle

gayung

1. ladle, dipper