gancang

• gantjang (1947–1972)

From Javanese ꦒꦚ꧀ꦕꦁ (gancang), probably from Classical Malay kěncaŋ (“taut”). Doublet of kencang (“fast”) and goncang (“to shake”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡan.t͡ʃaŋ]
• Hyphenation: gan‧cang

gancang (comparative lebih gancang, superlative paling gancang)

1. fast, agile

   Synonyms: cepat, tangkas, cekatan

2. (dance) fast

• “gancang”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡʲan.t͡ɕaŋ/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: gan‧cang
• Rhymes: -aŋ

gancang

1. fast; agile

• Ali, Hasan (2002), “gancang”, in Kamus Bahasa Daerah Using-Indonesia [Osingese-Indonesian Dictionary]‎^[1], 1st edition (in Indonesian), Banyuwangi: Pemerintah Kabupaten Banyuwangi, page 113