gagang

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay gagang (“stalk”), from Javanese ꦒꦒꦁ (gagang, “central stalk, stem; handle”), from Old Javanese gagaṅ (“stalk”), gaṅ (“stalk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.ɡaŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɡaŋ
• Hyphenation: ga‧gang

Noun

gagang (plural gagang-gagang, first-person possessive gagangku, second-person possessive gagangmu, third-person possessive gagangnya)

1. stalk
2. stem

   Synonym: batang

3. peduncle
4. handle, haft, hilt, knob.
5. stub, stump
6. aerial roots, roots that grow from branches (such as on a banyan tree)

   Synonym: sulur

Derived terms

• bergagang

 

• gagang pena
• gagang pisau
• gagang pistol
• gagang senapan
• gagang telepon

 

Related terms

• magang

 

Further reading

• “gagang” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

gagang

1. Romanization of ꦒꦒꦁ