gagu

Indonesian

Etymology

From Portuguese gago (“stutterer, stuttering”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɡu/
• Hyphenation: ga‧gu
• Rhymes: -ɡu, -u

Adjective

gagu

1. stuttering
2. mute, speechless

   Synonym: bisu

Further reading

• “gagu” 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.

Lindu

Noun

gagu

1. property; wealth
2. inheritance
3. antique

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From Portuguese gago (“stutterer, stuttering”).

Verb

gagu

1. to stutter

Ternate

Etymology 1

Compare Tobelo gaguru (“vegetable fern”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.ɡu/

Noun

gagu

1. the vegetable fern (Diplazium esculentum)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.ɡu/

Verb

gagu

1. (stative) to be hard, stiff

Conjugation

Conjugation of gagu

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		togagu	fogagu	migagu
2nd person		nogagu	nigagu
3rd person	masculine	ogagu	igagu yogagu (archaic)
	feminine	mogagu
	neuter	igagu

Noun

gagu

1. a stutter

References

• Rusli Andi Atjo (2009) Kamus-Ternate Indonesia, 5 edition, Cikoro Trirasuandar
• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

West Makian

Etymology

From Ternate gagu (“stutter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.ɡu/

Verb

gagu

1. (intransitive) to stutter

Conjugation

Conjugation of gagu (action verb)

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tagagu	magagu	agagu
2nd person		nagagu	fagagu
3rd person	inanimate	igagu	dagagu
	animate
imperative		nagagu, gagu	fagagu, gagu

References

• James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎^[1], Pacific linguistics