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ganda.

dual

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡanda/Standard-Indonesian[ˈɡan.da]Standard-Indonesian
  1. dual

    dual
  2. double

  3. fold

  4. multiple

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay ݢندا (ganda, “fold”), * probably from Hindi गंडा (gaṇḍā, “aggregate of four; knot”). * probably from Sanskrit गण्ड (gaṇḍa, “whole cheek, side, joint”).

noun/ˈɡanda/Standard-Indonesian[ˈɡan.da]Standard-Indonesian
  1. scent, smell

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay ݢندا (ganda, “odour; perfume”), from Sanskrit गन्ध (gandá, “scent, smell”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gandʰás (“smell”).

adj/ˈɡanda/Standard-Indonesian[ˈɡan.da]Standard-Indonesian
  1. dare to fight

  2. able to do something easily

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Betawi ganda.

noun/ˈɡanda/Standard-Indonesian[ˈɡan.da]Standard-Indonesian
  1. dry corn husk

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Balinese [Term?]

noun/ˈɡanda/Standard-Indonesian[ˈɡan.da]Standard-Indonesian
  1. wood used as a support for a whetstone

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Malay [Term?] (Riau dialect).

noun/ˈɡanda/Standard-Indonesian[ˈɡan.da]Standard-Indonesian
  1. distended stomach

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Moronene [Term?]

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