gantang

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Malay gantang. Doublet of ganta.

Noun

gantang (plural gantangs)

  1. (Malaysia) An imperial gallon.

Cebuano

Etymology

From Malay gantang.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: gan‧tang

Noun

gantang

  1. a ganta

Descendants

  • → Spanish: ganta
    • → English: ganta
    • → Tagalog: ganta

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay gantang.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: gan‧tang

Noun

gantang (first-person possessive gantangku, second-person possessive gantangmu, third-person possessive gantangnya)

  1. a cubic measure equal to 3.125 kg
  2. a bushel
    melukut di tepi gantang ― of little importance or insignificant (literally, “broken rice grains by the bushel”)

Usage notes

Used for measuring rice, beans, etc.

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Pronunciation

Noun

gantang (Jawi spelling ݢنتاڠ, plural gantang-gantang, informal 1st possessive gantangku, 2nd possessive gantangmu, 3rd possessive gantangnya)

  1. an imperial gallon
  2. a bushel
    melukut di tepi gantang ― insignificant (literally, “broken rice grains by the bushel”)

Descendants

Verb

gantang (Jawi spelling ݢنتاڠ)

  1. to measure out by gallon

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

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