gagā

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gaga"

Old Javanese

Etymology

Unknown, probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *tkɔɔʔ ~ *tkɔɔh (“island”) (compare to Khmer កោះ (kɑh), Thai เกาะ (gɔ̀), Lao ເກາະ (kǫ), Vietnamese gò).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡa.ɡa/
  • Rhymes: -ɡa
  • Homophone: gāgā
  • Hyphenation: ga‧ga

Noun

gagā

  1. unirrigated rice field

Derived terms

  • agagā
  • ginagā
  • pagagan

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦒꦒ (gaga, “unirrigated rice field”)
    • → Indonesian: gaga (“dry field”)
  • → Balinese: ᬕᬕ (gaga, “field”)
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