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, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaŋ.ɡu/, [ˈɡäŋ.ɡu]
• Rhymes: -ɡu, -u

Verb

ganggu (Jawi spelling ݢڠݢو)

1. (transitive) to disturb; to bother

   Synonym: kacau

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pengganggu [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• penggangguan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• gangguan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• mengganggu [agent focus] (meN-)
• diganggu [patient focus] (di-)
• terganggu [agentless action] (teR-)

Descendants

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

Further reading

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