ganggang

See also: gang-gang and gānggāng

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: gang‧gang
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaŋɡaŋ/ [ˈɡaŋ.ɡɐŋ]

Etymology 1

Verb

ganggang

1. to broil; to grill (plantains, etc.)

Alternative forms

• dangdang

Etymology 2

Reduplication of gang.

Verb

ganggang

1. to get around with one' gang

References

• John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan‎^[2] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaŋɡaŋ/ [ˈɡaŋ.ɡaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋɡaŋ
• Syllabification: gang‧gang

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay ganggang, from Proto-Malayic *gaŋgaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gaŋgaŋ, from the root *-gaŋ. Related to panggang.

Verb

ganggang (active mengganggang, passive diganggang)

1. to broil, grill (to cook by direct, radiant heat)

Etymology 2

Noun

ganggang

1. (uncommon) gap (opening made by breaking or parting)

   Synonym: celah

Adjective

ganggang

1. (uncommon) loose (not fixed in place tightly or firmly)

   Synonym: renggang

Etymology 3

Noun

ganggang

1. algae (algal organism)

   Synonym: alga

2. seaweed (any of numerous marine plants and algae, such as a kelp)

   Synonym: rumput laut

References

Further reading

• “ganggang” 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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaŋ.ɡaŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɡaŋ, -aŋ

Noun

ganggang (Jawi spelling ݢاڠݢڠ, plural ganggang-ganggang, informal 1st possessive ganggangku, 2nd possessive ganggangmu, 3rd possessive ganggangnya)

1. algae
2. water plant

Descendants

• Indonesian: ganggang

Further reading

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