geng

Indonesian

/ɡɛŋ/

noun
Definitions
  • (colloquial) gang, a company of persons with distinct identity.
  • (colloquial) gang, a company of persons, especially criminals.

Etymology

Derived from English gang (a going, walk, path, step, way, course of travel, course, go) root from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ- (step, walk, stride).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵʰengʰ-

Gloss

step, walk, stride

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

歩

Emoji
🪜

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