gagā

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gaga"

Old Javanese

Etymology

Unknown, probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *tkɔɔʔ ~ *tkɔɔh (“island”) (compare to Khmer កោះ (kɑh), Thai เกาะ (gɔ̀), Lao ເກາະ (kǫ), Vietnamese gò).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.ɡa/
• Rhymes: -ɡa
• Homophone: gāgā
• Hyphenation: ga‧ga

Noun

gagā

1. unirrigated rice field

Derived terms

• agagā
• ginagā
• pagagan

 

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦒꦒ (gaga, “unirrigated rice field”)
  • → Indonesian: gaga (“dry field”)
• → Balinese: ᬕᬕ (gaga, “field”)