ganjat

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay ganjat. From Classical Malay ݢنجت (ganjat).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈɡand͡ʒat/ [ˈɡaɲ.d͡ʒat̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -and͡ʒat
  • Syllabification: gan‧jat

Verb

ganjat

  1. (intransitive) to have a cramp (of muscle)
    Synonyms: kejang, keram, kerem, kiat, kram

Hyponyms

  • (cramp specifically in calf): kepécong, ular-ularan

Derived terms

Adjective

ganjat (comparative lebih ganjat, superlative paling ganjat)

  1. taut (of thread)

References

  • Alan M. Stevens; A. Ed. Schmidgall-Tellings (2010), A Comprehensive Indonesian-English Dictionary[1], second edition, Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, →ISBN

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Malay ݢنجت (ganjat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡand͡ʒat/ [ˈɡaɲ.d͡ʒat̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -and͡ʒat, -nd͡ʒat, -d͡ʒat, -at
  • Hyphenation: gan‧jat

Verb

ganjat (Jawi spelling ݢنجت)

  1. (intransitive) to have a cramp (of muscle)
    Synonyms: cekang, kejang, kencang, regang, tegang, terik
    Antonym: kendur

Hyponyms

  • (cramp specifically in calf): ular-ularan

Derived terms

Descendants

> Indonesian: ganjat (inherited)

Adjective

ganjat (Jawi spelling ݢنجت)

  1. abnormal, extraordinary
  2. taut (of thread)
    Synonyms: genjur, kencang, ketang (archaic), sering

References

  • Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.
  • “ganjat”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN

Further reading