gagang
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Malay gagang (“stalk”), from Javanese ꦒꦒꦁ (gagang, “central stalk, stem; handle”), from Old Javanese gagaṅ (“stalk”), gaṅ (“stalk”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gagang (plural gagang-gagang, first-person possessive gagangku, second-person possessive gagangmu, third-person possessive gagangnya)
- stalk
- stem
- Synonym: batang
- peduncle
- handle, haft, hilt, knob.
- stub, stump
- aerial roots, roots that grow from branches (such as on a banyan tree)
- Synonym: sulur
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “gagang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese edit
Romanization edit
gagang
- Romanization of ꦒꦒꦁ