gayung
Indonesian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Malay gayung. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgayung
- dipper (a cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, for dipping into and ladling out liquids; a ladle or scoop)
- quarterstaff (a wooden staff of an approximate length between 2 and 2.5 meters, sometimes tipped with iron, used as a weapon)
- singlestick (a one-handed wooden stick used for fencing in place of a sword)
- a blow given with a fist or a weapon
Verb
editgayung (active menggayung, passive digayung)
- (transitive) to scoop up water with a dipper
- (of weapons, transitive) to swing (to move (an object) backward and forward)
- Synonym: ayunkan
- (transitive, rare) to punch (to strike with one's fist)
- Synonym: pukul
Classifier
editgayung (singular segayung)
- indicates a content or measure that has the volume of a dipper
- Segayung air. ― A scoop of water.
- Cukup gunakan dua gayung air untuk menyiram tumbuhan ini.
- Just use two scoops of water to water this plant.
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “gayung” 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
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgayung (Jawi spelling ݢايوڠ, plural gayung-gayung, informal 1st possessive gayungku, 2nd possessive gayungmu, 3rd possessive gayungnya)
- a kind of water dipper; a ladle made of a bowl of a coconut shell with a wooden handle attached
- a quarterstaff or a singlestick used as a weapon
- 1908, Raja Haji Yahya, Pawang Ana, Hikayat Malim Deman, Singapore, page 91:
- Inilah gayung anak piatu; jikalau disambut, kĕna dua; jikalau tiada disambut, kĕna satu.
- Here is my quarterstaff; if it hits you, you are hurt in two places; if it misses you, you are hurt in one.
Derived terms
editAffixed terms and other derivations
Descendants
edit- Indonesian: gayung
Further reading
edit- “gayung” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Tausug
editPronunciation
editNoun
editgayung (Sulat Sūg spelling ݢَيُڠْ)
Yakan
editNoun
editgayung
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