gantang

== English == === Alternative forms === gantan, ganton, gantong === Etymology === From Malay gantang. Doublet of ganta. === Noun === gantang (plural gantangs) (Malaysia) An imperial gallon. ==== Related terms ==== ganta == Cebuano == === Etymology === From Malay gantang. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: gan‧tang === Noun === gantang a ganta ==== Descendants ==== → Spanish: ganta→ English: ganta→ Tagalog: ganta == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Malay gantang. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɡan.t̪aŋ] Hyphenation: gan‧tang Rhymes: -aŋ === Noun === gantang (plural gantang-gantang) a cubic measure equal to 3.125 kg a bushel melukut di tepi gantang ― of little importance or insignificant (literally, “broken rice grains by the bushel”) ==== Usage notes ==== Used for measuring rice, beans, etc. ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “gantang”, 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 == Malay == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡan.taŋ/, [ˈɡän.t̪äŋ] Rhymes: -taŋ, -aŋ === Noun === gantang (Jawi spelling ݢنتاڠ, plural gantang-gantang or gantang2) an imperial gallon a bushel melukut di tepi gantang ― insignificant (literally, “broken rice grains by the bushel”) ==== Descendants ==== Indonesian: gantang → Cebuano: gantang→ Spanish: ganta→ English: ganta→ Tagalog: ganta → English: gantang === Verb === gantang (Jawi spelling ݢنتاڠ) to measure out by gallon ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === "gantang" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017