gagap

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

(Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɡap/
Rhymes: -aɡap
Syllabification: ga‧gap

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay gagap, from Proto-Malayic *gagap, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gapgap.^[1]

Alternative forms

gegap

Adjective

gagap

stammered, stuttered

Noun

gagap

stammer, stutter (a speech disorder)
an instance of stammering or stuttering

Derived terms

bergagap-gagap (“to stammer, stutter (intransitive)”)
kegagapan (“stammering, stuttering”)
menggagap (“to stammer, stutter (intransitive)”)
tergagap (“stammered, stuttered”)
tergagap-gagap (“to stammer, stutter (intransitive); haltingly”)

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *kapkap, from a reduplication of the root *-kap (“to feel, grope”).^[2]

Verb

gagap (active menggagap, passive digagap)

(dialectal) to grope or feel in the dark
Near-synonym: raba-raba

References

^ Rober Blust and Stephen Trussel (2020 June 21) The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary web edition‎
^ Rober Blust and Stephen Trussel (2020 June 21) The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary web edition‎

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