gayung

Indonesian

FWOTD – 26 June 2016

Sebuah gayung plastik yang berwarna hijau.

Alternative forms

• gajoeng (van Ophuijsen (1901–1947))
• gajung (Republik/Soewandi (1947–1972))

Etymology

Inherited from Malay gayung. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.jʊŋ/
• Rhymes: -jʊŋ
• Hyphenation: ga‧yung

Noun

gayung

1. dipper (a cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, for dipping into and ladling out liquids; a ladle or scoop)
2. quarterstaff (a wooden staff of an approximate length between 2 and 2.5 meters, sometimes tipped with iron, used as a weapon)
3. singlestick (a one-handed wooden stick used for fencing in place of a sword)
4. a blow given with a fist or a weapon

Verb

gayung (active menggayung, passive digayung)

1. (transitive) to scoop up water with a dipper
2. (of weapons, transitive) to swing (to move (an object) backward and forward)

   Synonym: ayunkan

3. (transitive, rare) to punch (to strike with one's fist)

   Synonym: pukul

Classifier

gayung (singular segayung)

1. indicates a content or measure that has the volume of a dipper

   Segayung air. ― A scoop of water.

   Cukup gunakan dua gayung air untuk menyiram tumbuhan ini.

   Just use two scoops of water to water this plant.

Derived terms

• bergayung

 

Further reading

• “gayung” 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

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡajuŋ/
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ˈɡä.jʊŋ], [ˈɡä.joŋ]
• Rhymes: -ʊŋ, -joŋ, -oŋ
• Rhymes: -uŋ

Noun

gayung (Jawi spelling ݢايوڠ, plural gayung-gayung, informal 1st possessive gayungku, 2nd possessive gayungmu, 3rd possessive gayungnya)

1. a kind of water dipper; a ladle made of a bowl of a coconut shell with a wooden handle attached

   Synonyms: sibur, timba, cebok, batok

2. a quarterstaff or a singlestick used as a weapon
   • 1908, Raja Haji Yahya, Pawang Ana, Hikayat Malim Deman, Singapore, page 91:

     Inilah gayung anak piatu; jikalau disambut, kĕna dua; jikalau tiada disambut, kĕna satu.

     Here is my quarterstaff; if it hits you, you are hurt in two places; if it misses you, you are hurt in one.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• menggayung [agent focus] (meN-)
• digayung [patient focus] (di-)
• bergayung [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: gayung

Further reading

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

Tausug

Noun

gayung

1. dipper, ladle

Yakan

Noun

gayung

1. ladle, dipper