gampang

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦒꦩ꧀ꦥꦁ (gampang, “easy, easy-going”), from Old Javanese gampaṅ (“easy, easy-going, careless, unconcerned”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡampaŋ]
• Hyphenation: gam‧pang

Adjective

gampang

1. easy (requiring little skill or effort)

   Synonym: mudah

   Antonym: sukar

   • 2002, Goenawan Mohamad, Sekuler

     Dengan gampang pula ada semangat untuk memurnikan diri, membersihkan dari segala campuran asing atau luar, semakin lama semakin keras, semakin lama semakin mengurung. Akhirnya: fundamentalisme.

2. unimportant

   Synonyms: enteng, remeh, sepele

Derived terms

• gampangan
• gampang-gampangan
• menggampangkan
• segampang

 

• anak gampang

 

Further reading

• “gampang” in Online Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language [Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia Daring], Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Malay

Etymology

Compare to Indonesian anak gampang (“bastard”, literally “easy child”). From Javanese ꦒꦩ꧀ꦥꦁ (gampang), from Old Javanese gampaṅ.

Noun

gampang (Jawi spelling ݢمڤڠ‎, plural gampang-gampang, informal 1st possessive gampangku, 2nd possessive gampangmu, 3rd possessive gampangnya)

1. (chiefly Malaysia) bastard (child born out of wedlock)

Adjective

gampang (Jawi spelling ݢمڤڠ‎)

1. (chiefly Indonesia) easy

Descendants

• Indonesian: gampang
• → Min Nan: 公萬／公万 (kong-bān)

Further reading

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