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gabadang   bomb used for fishing, grenade   noun

gaba-gaba   sago palm stem   noun

gabeng   cabin biscuit, cream cracker   noun

gaca bongko   possibly the humpback red snapper (Lutjanus gibbus)   noun

gaca   the humpback red snapper (Lutjanus gibbus)   noun

gacang₁   flirty   adjective

gacang₂   hyperactive   adjective

gaco montar   taw (marble)   noun

gaco₁   mainstay, reliable person   noun

gaco₂   taw (marble)   noun

gade   pawn   verb

gadeng   rib of a boat   noun

gadihu   the fire croton (Codiaeum variegatum)   noun

gae-gae₁   hook   noun

gae-gae₂   tool for grabbing fruit from a tree   noun

gae₁   hook on to something   verb

gae₂   trip someone up   verb

gae₃   do something energetically (slang)   verb

gaf   gaff (sailing)   noun

gaga   handsome   adjective

gagang   stem, twig   noun

gagawang   act recklessly or daringly   verb

gagu   stammer, stutter   verb

gai-gai₁   hook   noun

gai-gai₂   tool for grabbing fruit from a tree   noun

gai₁   hook on to something   verb

gai₂   trip someone up   verb

gai₃   do something energetically (slang)   verb

gaja   elephant   noun

gajawas   the common guava (Psidium guajava)   noun

gajiang   payday   noun

gala   barge pole, punting pole   noun

galala   the Indian coral tree (Erythrina variegata)   noun

galang kaki   anklet   noun

galang₁   bracelet   noun

galang₂   large ring (not jewellery)   noun

galap   dark   adjective

galap-galap   still dark   adjective

galas₁   drinking glass   noun

galas₂   glass (the raw material, especially when powdered to be glued to kite strings)   noun

gale-gale   bring up (in conversation)   verb

gale₁   extract, remove   verb

gale₂   dig   verb

galeter   (of a spinning top) wobbly   noun

gali aer₁   hydrophobic   adjective

gali aer₂   inattentive to personal hygiene   adjective

galici   a species pf small-leaved creeping plant with thorny stems, used to catch bats   noun

galinggi   a plant which bears pods used as congka playing pieces   noun

gali₁   disgusted   verb

gali₂   shrink from, unwilling to touch   verb

gali₃   dig   verb

galoba   a plant in the ginger family, Hornstedtia conica, and its fruit   noun

galojo   greedy   adjective

galos   thread of a particular length used when flying kites   noun

gamang₁   over-eager, impatient   adjective

gamang₂   lust after   verb

gamarancang   over-eager, impatient   adjective

gambir   the plant Uncaria gambir, whose leaves are chewed with siri leaves for a stimulant effect   noun

gambret   variant of the Indonesian game hompimpa, a sort of three-person rock-paper-scissors   noun

gambus   lute   noun

game   beckon   verb

gampang₁   easy   adjective

gampang₂   already   adverb

gamu₁   fat   adjective

gamu₂   fat, grease   noun

gamutu₁   the aren palm (Arenga pinnata)   noun

gamutu₂   fibre of the aren palm   noun

gamutu₃   rope made from gamutu fibre   noun

gancang₁   hyperactive   adjective

gancang₂   cheeky   adjective

ganco   a pole used in handling gunny sacks   noun

gancu   a pole used in handling gunny sacks   noun

gandaria   the tree Bouea macrophylla and its fruit   noun

gandeng   hitch a ride, e.g. on the back of someone’s moped   verb

gandong₁   closely-related cousin   pronoun

gandong₂   person whose village is related to one’s own by pela   noun

ganefer   whisky   noun

ganemo   the tree Gnetum gnemon and its bean (see Indonesian melinjo)   noun

ganemu   the tree Gnetum gnemon and its bean (see Indonesian melinjo)   noun

ganggantang   (?)   noun

ganggu   disturb, annoy   verb

gangsa   goose   noun

gantang₁   large basket made of bamboo   noun

gantang₂   handsome   adjective

ganti₁   substitute, replace   verb

ganti₂   instead of   adverb

gantong muka₂   reluctant to speak   adjective

gantong₁   hang   verb

gap   gaff (sailing)   noun

garaf   drain, gutter   noun

gara-gara₁   just because   noun

gara-gara₂   bothering, interfering   verb

garang   salt   noun

garap₁   drain, gutter   noun

garap₂   dry riverbed   noun

garding   curtain   noun

gardus   cardboard   noun

gareja basar   first holy communion   noun

gareja   church   noun

garendel₁   the bar or latch of a door   noun

garendel₂   to bar (a door)   verb

gareng   crisp, brittle   adjective

gargaji buaya   large trapezoidal saw with two handles, used to saw planks from trunks   noun

gargaji   saw   noun

gargaji potong   large saw with two handles, used to saw planks from trunks   noun

gargaji taresel   a kind of large saw, operated by two people   noun

gargaji tongka   large saw with two handles and a three-sided wooden frame, used to saw planks from trunks   noun

gargaji tresel   a kind of large saw, operated by two people   noun

gargaji waja   hacksaw   noun

gargantang₁   throat, oesophagus   noun

gargantang₂   adam’s apple   noun

gargatang₁   excited   adjective

gargatang₂   frustrated to the point of wanting to lash out   adjective

garida₁   flirtatious   adjective

garida₂   big beautiful eyes   adjective

garis-garis   a match (firelighting tool)   noun

garis₁   a scratch   noun

garis₂   to scratch   verb

garis₃   match for lighting fires   noun

garis tangang₁   palm lines   noun

garis tangang₂   luck   noun

garobak   cart   noun

garoci   impudent   adjective

garong   homeless   noun

garopa   grouper (fish in the subfamily Epinephelinae), though most likely referring toeither the brown-marbled grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus) or the honeycomb grouper (Epinephelus merra)   noun

garos₁   big   noun

garos₂   (of elongated objects) thick, having large diameter   adjective

garrap   dried-up river   noun

garser   grow   verb

gartak gigi   grit one’s teeth   verb

gartak₁   snap, snarl   verb

gartak₂   bluff, bluster   verb

garu-garu tana   rake   noun

garuru   container made of bark to catch aer neira   noun

garu₁   scratch   verb

garu₂   stir (a viscous fluid)   verb

gasa   rub abrasively   verb

gasao   the blue sprat (Sprattelloides delicatulus)   noun

gata-gata besi   tongs   noun

gata-gata₁   chopstick-like cutlery used to serve papeda   noun

gata-gata₂   coal tongs   noun

gata-gata₃   clamp (tool)   noun

gatang   crab   noun

gatang kanari   coconut crab   noun

gata₁   sap   noun

gata₂   rubber   noun

gata₃   pinch, clamp   verb

gatsasi   receive catechesis, attend lectures on Christian doctrine   verb

gayang₁   the Tahitian chestnut (Inocarpus fagifer)   noun

gayang₂   female genitalia (vulgar)   noun

gayong   dipper   noun

gebok   traditional Maluku game that involves throwing a tennis ball at an opponent   noun

gede   pawn   verb

gember   drool (during sleep)   noun

genggo   a type of flying insect that children catch and tie string to, which can be either bluish-black or gold (?)   noun

gepe-gepe₁   clamp tightly   verb

gepe-gepe₂   very tight   adjective

gepe-gepe₃   clamp (tool) for small objects   noun

gepe₁   squeeze, clamp   verb

gepe₂   tight   adjective

gesper   belt   noun

geta   rubber   noun

gete-gete₁   possibly the reef-flat cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus taeniophorus)   noun

gete-gete₂   small (figurative)   noun

gici-gici₁   a children’s game similar to hopscotch   noun

gici-gici₂   hop, skip   verb

gici-gici₃   cranky   adjective

gigi balobang   tooth with a cavity   noun

gigi jare   to sit in regret, sorrow (?)   verb

gigi mai   molar   noun

gigi₁   bite   verb

gigi₂   tooth   noun

gijawas   the common guava (Psidium guajava)   noun

gili-gili₁   tickling   verb

gili-gili₂   amused   adjective

gilirang   a turn, one’s assigned time to do thing (e.g. in a game)   noun

gintang   cumin   noun

giwang   earring, ear jewellery more generally   noun

giyawas   the common guava (Psidium guajava)   noun

glos   thread of a particular length used when flying kites   noun

gobang   2½ cent coin used during the Dutch colonial era   noun

gode   pot-bellied   adjective

gofasa   the New Guinea teak (Vitex cofassus)   noun

gofo   catch shrimp with a grass noose   verb

gofu   catch shrimp with a grass noose   verb

gogona   small fishing tool used for skipjack tuna   noun

gogos₁   the Indonesian snack lemper: a meat filling is rolled inside glutinous rice, then wrapped in a banana leaf and grilled or steamed   noun

gogos₂   dear (patronising, e.g. “dear boy”)   noun

goheba₁   mythical two-headed eagle, the symbol of the Sultanate of Ternate   noun

goheba₂   raft made from sago tree fronds   noun

gohi   vegetables   noun

goleba   rope woven of coconut bark or young sago branches   noun

gol   inevitably   adverb

golojo   greedy   adjective

golos   thread of a particular length used when flying kites   noun

gomaro   the crevalle jack (Caranx hippos)   noun

gomaru   the crevalle jack (Caranx hippos)   noun

gometar   shivering   verb

gomira   a particular tree with leaves eaten as a vegetable   noun

gomu   breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis)   noun

gondal   the red leaf fig (Ficus congesta)   noun

gondal mera   the tree Ficus septica   noun

gone   jute fabric   noun

gong-gong   bark (of a dog)   verb

gopasa   New Guinea teak (Vitex cofassus)   noun

gopu-gopu₁   rushing   adjective

gopu-gopu₂   in a rush   adverb

gora baduri   a species of fish (?)   noun

gorara   the common bluestripe snapper (Lutjanus kasmira), the Moluccan snapper (Lutjanus boutton), and the brownstripe red snapper (Lutjanus vitta)   noun

gora₁   big beautiful eyes   adjective

gora₂   the scarlet soldierfish (Myripristis pralinia)   noun

gorgontong₁   throat, oesophagus   noun

gorgontong₂   adam’s apple   noun

gorinda₁   roughly tear something apart   verb

gorinda₂   rub or brush roughly   verb

goro-goro   having fun   verb

goropa   grouper (fish in the subfamily Epinephelinae), though most likely referring toeither the brown-marbled grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus) or the honeycomb grouper (Epinephelus merra)   noun

goropa itam   the white-streaked grouper (Epinephelus ongus) and the chocolate hind (Cephalopolis boenak)   noun

goropa lodi   the leopard coral grouper (Plectropomus leopardus)   noun

gorora   possibly Russel’s snapper (Lutjanus russellii)   noun

goros   (of elongated objects) thick, having large diameter   adjective

gosau   a species of fish in the genus Spratelloides   noun

gosepa   raft   noun

gosi   male genitalia   noun

goso-goso   sharpen, hone   verb

goso₁   coax   verb

goso₂   rub   verb

goso₃   whet   verb

gotana   a species of surgeonfish in the genus Acanthurus   noun

got   drain, ditch   noun

goti₁   traditional sago container made of wrapped palm leaves   noun

goti₂   trough used in sago processing   noun

goyang-goyang   flour sifter   noun

goyang₁   movement   noun

goyang₂   church bell chimes   noun

goyawas   the common guava (Psidium guajava)   noun

grendel₁   the bar or latch of a door   noun

grendel₂   to bar (a door)   verb

gring-gring   the sound of a bicycle bell   interjection

gros   (of elongated objects) thick, having large diameter   adjective

gufasa   the New Guinea teak (Vitex cofassus)   noun

gugur   fall   verb

guheba   the osprey (Pandion haliactus)   noun

gujawas   the common guava (Psidium guajava)   noun

gula tare   a type of candy   noun

gulema   possibly the spinetail devil ray (Mobula japanica)   noun

guna-guna   to use magic for a specific purpose   verb

guna gurita   witchcraft to win the hearts of women   noun

guna₁   benefit   noun

guna₂   magic   noun

gunting₁   the forking timbers that support a peaked roof   noun

gunting₂   pinch off (a piece of papeda) between forefinger and thumb   verb

gurara   a species of fish (?)   noun

gurita₁   any species of octopus   noun

gurita₂   a kind of wrapping or vest for babies   noun

gusau   a species of fish in the genus Spratelloides   noun

gusepa   raft   noun

gutana   a species of surgeonfish in the genus Acanthurus   noun

guyawas   the common guava (Psidium guajava)   noun

guyawas kasumba   possibly the watery rose apple (Syzygium aqueum)   noun

guyawas puti   a variety of watery rose apple with white flesh   noun