gagu
Indonesian
Etymology
From Portuguese gago (“stutterer, stuttering”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡaɡu/
- Hyphenation: ga‧gu
- Rhymes: -ɡu, -u
Adjective
gagu
- stuttering
- mute, speechless
- Synonym: bisu
Further reading
- “gagu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Lindu
Noun
gagu
- property; wealth
- inheritance
- antique
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
From Portuguese gago (“stutterer, stuttering”).
Verb
gagu
- to stutter
Ternate
Etymology 1
Compare Tobelo gaguru (“vegetable fern”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡa.ɡu/
Noun
gagu
- the vegetable fern (Diplazium esculentum)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡa.ɡu/
Verb
gagu
- (stative) to be hard, stiff
Conjugation
| Conjugation of gagu | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Inclusive | Exclusive | |||
| 1st | togagu | fogagu | migagu | |
| 2nd | nogagu | nigagu | ||
| 3rd | Masculine | ogagu | igagu, yogagu† | |
| Feminine | mogagu | |||
| Neuter | igagu | |||
| † - archaic | ||||
Noun
gagu
- a stutter
References
- Rusli Andi Atjo (2009) Kamus-Ternate Indonesia, 5 edition, Cikoro Trirasuandar
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
West Makian
Etymology
From Ternate gagu (“stutter”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡa.ɡu/
Verb
gagu
- (intransitive) to stutter
Conjugation
| Conjugation of gagu (action verb) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||
| inclusive | exclusive | |||
| 1st person | tagagu | magagu | agagu | |
| 2nd person | nagagu | fagagu | ||
| 3rd person | inanimate | igagu | dagagu | |
| animate | ||||
| imperative | nagagu, gagu | fagagu, gagu | ||
References
- James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary, Pacific linguistics