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gagap.

stammered, stuttered

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɡaɡap/Standard-Indonesian[ˈɡa.ɡap̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. stammered, stuttered

  2. illiterate: showing or marked by a lack of acquaintance with the fundamentals of a particular field of knowledge, knowing little or nothing about a particular subject

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay gagap, from Proto-Malayic *gagap, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gapgap.

verb/ˈɡaɡap/Standard-Indonesian[ˈɡa.ɡap̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to grope or feel in the dark

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

Ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *kapkap, from a reduplication of the root *-kap (“to feel, grope”).

noun/ˈɡaɡap/Standard-Indonesian[ˈɡa.ɡap̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. stammer, stutter (a speech disorder)

    uncountable
  2. an instance of stammering or stuttering

    countable
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay gagap, from Proto-Malayic *gagap, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gapgap.

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