ganggu

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay ganggu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡaŋ.ɡu]
• Hyphenation: gang‧gu

Verb

ganggu

1. to disturb; to trouble; to bother
2. to interfere with; to disrupt; to upset; to interrupt
3. to annoy; to tease; to harass
4. to affect; to impinge on; to harm; to hold up (the line)
5. to jam (a gun or a broadcast)

Derived terms

• diganggu
• gangguan
• mengganggu
• pengganggu
• penggangguan
• terganggu

Further reading

• “ganggu”, 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

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡaŋ.ɡu]

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• Rhymes: -ɡu, -u
• Hyphenation: gang‧gu

Verb

ganggu (Jawi spelling ݢڠݢو)

1. Infinitive of mengganggu (“to disturb; to bother; to prevent”).

Affixations

• gangguan
• pengganggu
• penggangguan
• terganggu

Descendants

• Indonesian: ganggu
• → Hokkien: 愣㥥 (gāng-gu)

Further reading

• "ganggu" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017