ganggang

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

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

Verb

ganggang

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

Alternative forms

• dangdang

Etymology 2

Reduplication of gang.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: gang‧gang
• IPA^(key): /ɡaŋˈɡaŋ/, [ɡɐŋˈɡaŋ]

Verb

ganggang

1. to get around with one' gang

References

• John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan‎^[1] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press

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

Further reading

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