gabung

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay gabong (meeting together; gathering) (Batavia Malay), from Javanese gabung (join), from Old Javanese gabuṅ (a sheaf).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈɡabuŋ/ [ˈɡa.bʊŋ]
  • Rhymes: -abuŋ
  • Syllabification: ga‧bung

Noun

gabung (plural gabung-gabung)

  1. bundle, cluster, sheaf, string.
    Synonyms: berkas, bundel, ikat, kumpulan
  2. join
  3. (dialect Bali) unit of measurement for several bundles of young coconut leaves, one bundle contains 10--25 strands

Derived terms

  • gabung usaha

Verb

gabung (active menggabung, reflexive passive tergabung, ordinary passive digabung, imperative gabung, emphatic-jussive gabunglah)

  1. imperative of menggabung

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