gagu

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Portuguese gago (stutterer, stuttering).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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gagu

  1. stuttering
  2. mute, speechless
    Synonym: bisu

Further reading

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Lindu

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Noun

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gagu

  1. property; wealth
  2. inheritance
  3. antique

Sranan Tongo

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Etymology

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From Portuguese gago (stutterer, stuttering).

Verb

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gagu

  1. to stutter

Ternate

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Etymology 1

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Compare Tobelo gaguru (vegetable fern).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gagu

  1. the vegetable fern (Diplazium esculentum)

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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gagu

  1. (stative) to be hard, stiff
Conjugation
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Conjugation of gagu
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st togagu fogagu migagu
2nd nogagu nigagu
3rd Masculine ogagu igagu, yogagu
Feminine mogagu
Neuter igagu
- archaic

Noun

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gagu

  1. a stutter

References

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  • Rusli Andi Atjo (2009) Kamus-Ternate Indonesia, 5 edition, Cikoro Trirasuandar
  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

West Makian

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Etymology

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From Ternate gagu (stutter).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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gagu

  1. (intransitive) to stutter

Conjugation

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Conjugation of gagu (action verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tagagu magagu agagu
2nd person nagagu fagagu
3rd person inanimate igagu dagagu
animate
imperative nagagu, gagu fagagu, gagu

References

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  • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary[1], Pacific linguistics