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See also: gang-gang and gānggāng

Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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Verb

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ganggang

  1. to broil; to grill (plantains, etc.)
Alternative forms
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Etymology 2

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Reduplication of gang.

Verb

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ganggang

  1. to get around with one' gang

References

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

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Malay ganggang, from Proto-Malayic *gaŋgaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gaŋgaŋ, from the root *-gaŋ.[1] Related to panggang.

Verb

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ganggang (active mengganggang, passive diganggang)

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

Etymology 2

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Noun

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ganggang

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

Adjective

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ganggang

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

Etymology 3

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Noun

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ganggang

  1. algae (algal organism)
    Synonym: alga
  2. seaweed (any of numerous marine plants and algae, such as a kelp)
    Synonym: rumput laut

References

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  1. ^ Rober Blust and Stephen Trussel (2020 June 21) The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary web edition[1]

Further reading

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Malay

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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

  1. algae
  2. water plant

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: ganggang

Further reading

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