genggam

== Malay == === Etymology === From Proto-Austronesian *gemgem (“fist; hold in the fist”). Cognate with Paiwan gəmgəm (“fist”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡəŋɡam/ Rhymes: -əŋɡam, -ɡam, -am === Noun === genggam (Jawi spelling ݢڠݢم, plural genggam-genggam or genggam2) grip ==== Descendants ==== Indonesian: genggam === Verb === genggam (Jawi spelling ݢڠݢم) to grasp (figurative) to rule over; to dominate ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Indonesian: genggam === Further reading === "genggam" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *gemgem