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gawang.

gate, gateway

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡawaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈɡa.waŋ]Standard-Indonesian

  1. gate, gateway

  2. goal post

  3. hurdle (in a race)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay gawang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gawaŋ (“gate, opening”), *-waŋ (“wide open space”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.