gantang
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Etymology edit
From Malay gantang. Doublet of ganta.
Noun edit
gantang (plural gantangs)
- (Malaysia) An imperial gallon.
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Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: gan‧tang
Noun edit
gantang
- a ganta
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Indonesian edit
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Noun edit
gantang (first-person possessive gantangku, second-person possessive gantangmu, third-person possessive gantangnya)
- a cubic measure equal to 3.125 kg
- a bushel
- melukut di tepi gantang ― of little importance or insignificant (literally, “broken rice grains by the bushel”)
Usage notes edit
Used for measuring rice, beans, etc.
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Further reading edit
- “gantang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gantang (Jawi spelling ݢنتاڠ, plural gantang-gantang, informal 1st possessive gantangku, 2nd possessive gantangmu, 3rd possessive gantangnya)
- an imperial gallon
- a bushel
- melukut di tepi gantang ― insignificant (literally, “broken rice grains by the bushel”)
Descendants edit
Verb edit
gantang (Jawi spelling ݢنتاڠ)
- to measure out by gallon
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Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- menggantang [agent focus] (meN-)
- digantang [patient focus] (di-)
Further reading edit
- “gantang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.