gaṅ

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Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *tguəŋ, *guəŋ, *tgəŋ (stalk, handle).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gaṅ

  1. stalk

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Javanese: ꦒꦒꦁ (gagang, central stalk; stem; handle, haft, hilt, knob)
    • Malay: gagang
  • ? Javanese: ꦩꦒꦁ (magang, apprentice official)
    • Malay: magang (apprentice)
      • Indonesian: magang (apprentice)
  • ? Javanese: ꦥꦒꦁ (pagang, to wait for; to be an apprentice)

Further reading

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  • "gaṅ" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.