gagap

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɡap/ [ˈɡa.ɡap]
• Rhymes: -aɡap
• Syllabification: ga‧gap

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay gagap, from Proto-Malayic *gagap, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gapgap.

Alternative forms

• gegap

Adjective

gagap

1. stammered, stuttered

Noun

gagap

1. stammer, stutter (a speech disorder)
2. an instance of stammering or stuttering

Derived terms

• bergagap-gagap (“to stammer, stutter (intransitive)”)
• kegagapan (“stammering, stuttering”)
• menggagap (“to stammer, stutter (intransitive)”)
• tergagap (“stammered, stuttered”)
• tergagap-gagap (“to stammer, stutter (intransitive); haltingly”)

 

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *kapkap, from a reduplication of the root *-kap (“to feel, grope”).

Verb

gagap (active menggagap, passive digagap)

1. (dialectal) to grope or feel in the dark

   Near-synonym: raba-raba