ganyang

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦚꦁ (ganyang, “to eat (foods) raw; to crush, to stamp out”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.ɲaŋ/, [ˈɡa.ɲaŋ]
• Rhymes: -ɲaŋ
• Hyphenation: ga‧nyang

Verb

ganyang

1. to eat

   Synonym: lahap

2. to scrape

   Synonym: kikis

Alternative forms

• ganjang (1947-1972)

Derived terms

• diganyang
• mengganyang

 

Descendants

• → Malay: ganyang

Further reading

• “ganyang” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

ganyang

1. Romanization of ꦒꦚꦁ