genggam
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *gemgem (“fist; hold in the fist”). Cognate with Paiwan gəmgəm (“fist”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡəŋɡam/
- Rhymes: -əŋɡam, -ɡam, -am
Noun
genggam (Jawi spelling ݢڠݢم, plural genggam-genggam, informal 1st possessive genggamku, impolite 2nd possessive genggammu, 3rd possessive genggamnya)
- grip
Descendants
- Indonesian: genggam
Verb
genggam (Jawi spelling ݢڠݢم)
- to grasp
- (figuratively) to rule over; to dominate
Derived terms
- digenggam
- genggaman
- menggenggam
- penggenggam
- penggenggaman
Descendants
- Indonesian: genggam
Further reading
- “genggam” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *gemgem