gayung

Indonesian

FWOTD – 26 June 2016

Alternative forms

• gajoeng (pre-1947)

Etymology

From Malay gayung.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡajuŋ/, [ˈɡa.jʊŋ]
• Hyphenation: ga‧yúng

Noun

gayung (plural gayung-gayung, first-person possessive gayungku, second-person possessive gayungmu, third-person possessive gayungnya)

1. water ladle, usually used for bathing

   Synonym: sibur

   • 1977, Ayo Yahya Heryanto, Mari membuat sendiri, Jakarta: Balai Pustaka, page 8:

     Untuk yang pertama kali marilah kita belajar membuat gayung.

     For the first time, let us learn how to make a water latter.

2. quarterstaff used as a weapon
3. a blow given with a fist or a weapon

Derived terms

• bergayung
• digayung
• menggayung

 

Further reading

• “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

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡajuŋ/
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ˈɡä.jʊŋ], [ˈɡä.joŋ]
• Rhymes: -ʊŋ, -joŋ, -oŋ
• Rhymes: -uŋ

Noun

gayung (Jawi spelling ݢايوڠ, plural gayung-gayung, informal 1st possessive gayungku, 2nd possessive gayungmu, 3rd possessive gayungnya)

1. a kind of water dipper; a ladle made of a bowl of a coconut shell with a wooden handle attached

   Synonyms: sibur, timba, cebok, batok

2. 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

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• menggayung [agent focus] (meN-)
• digayung [patient focus] (di-)
• bergayung [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: gayung

Further reading

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

Tausug

Noun

gayung

1. dipper, ladle

Yakan

Noun

gayung

1. ladle, dipper