gancu

Indonesian

Etymology

From Portuguese gancho, from Proto-Celtic *ganskyos (“branch, twig”). Doublet of ganco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡant͡ʃu]
• Hyphenation: gan‧cu

Noun

gancu (plural gancu-gancu, first-person possessive gancuku, second-person possessive gancumu, third-person possessive gancunya)

1. hook.
2. pickaxe.

Further reading

• “gancu” 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.

Lindu

Noun

gancu

1. hook