gadang

See also: Gadang

Balinese

Etymology

Doublet of gedang (“papaya”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

gadang (Balinese script ᬕᬤᬂ)

1. green

   Synonym: ijo

Further reading

• “gadang”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali]

Central Cagayan Agta

Noun

gadang

1. (anatomy) skin

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡadaŋ/ [ˈɡa.daŋ]
• Rhymes: -adaŋ
• Syllabification: ga‧dang

Etymology 1

From Minangkabau gadang. Doublet of gede.

Adjective

gadang (comparative lebih gadang, superlative paling gadang)

1. big, large, great

   Synonyms: besar, gede, raya

Derived terms

• digadang-gadang
• menggadang
• menggadang-gadang

Etymology 2

From Betawi gadang.

Verb

gadang

1. (only used in a derivation) to stay awake, stay up late

Derived terms

• bergadang

Etymology 3

From Malay gadang.

Noun

gadang (plural gadang-gadang)

1. sieve

   Synonyms: ayakan, badang

Further reading

• “gadang”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016