ganggu

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay ganggu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈɡaŋ.ɡu]
Hyphenation: gang‧gu

Verb

ganggu

to disturb; to trouble; to bother
to interfere with; to disrupt; to upset; to interrupt
to annoy; to tease; to harass
to affect; to impinge on; to harm; to hold up (the line)
to jam (a gun or a broadcast)

Derived terms

diganggu
gangguan
mengganggu
pengganggu
penggangguan
terganggu

Further reading

“ganggu” 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.ɡu/, [ˈɡäŋ.ɡu]
Rhymes: -ɡu, -u

Verb

ganggu (Jawi spelling ݢڠݢو)

(transitive) to disturb; to bother
Synonym: kacau

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

pengganggu [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
penggangguan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
gangguan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
mengganggu [agent focus] (meN-)
diganggu [patient focus] (di-)
terganggu [agentless action] (teR-)

Descendants

Indonesian: ganggu
→ Hokkien: 愣㥥 (gāng-gu)

Further reading

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

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