gantang
English
Related terms
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: gan‧tang
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡan.t̪aŋ]
- Hyphenation: gan‧tang
Noun
gantang (first-person possessive gantangku, second-person possessive gantangmu, third-person possessive gantangnya)
Usage notes
Used for measuring rice, beans, etc.
Derived terms
- digantang
- menggantang
Further reading
- “gantang” 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): /ɡan.taŋ/, [ˈɡän.t̪äŋ]
- Rhymes: -taŋ, -aŋ
Noun
gantang (Jawi spelling ݢنتاڠ, plural gantang-gantang, informal 1st possessive gantangku, 2nd possessive gantangmu, 3rd possessive gantangnya)
- an imperial gallon
- a bushel
- melukut di tepi gantang ― insignificant (literally, “broken rice grains by the bushel”)
Descendants
Derived terms
Further reading
- “gantang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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