gagang

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay gagang (“stalk”), from Javanese ꦒꦒꦁ (gagang, “central stalk, stem; handle”), from Old Javanese gagaṅ (“stalk”), gaṅ (“stalk”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡa.ɡaŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ɡaŋ
  • Hyphenation: ga‧gang

Noun

gagang (plural gagang-gagang, first-person possessive gagangku, second-person possessive gagangmu, third-person possessive gagangnya)

  1. stalk
  2. stem
    Synonym: batang
  3. peduncle
  4. handle, haft, hilt, knob.
  5. stub, stump
  6. aerial roots, roots that grow from branches (such as on a banyan tree)
    Synonym: sulur

Derived terms
  • bergagang
  • gagang pena
  • gagang pisau
  • gagang pistol
  • gagang senapan
  • gagang telepon

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

gagang

  1. Romanization of ꦒꦒꦁ
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