gampang

From Javanese ꦒꦩ꧀ꦥꦁ (gampang, “easy, easy-going”), from Old Javanese gampaṅ (“easy, easy-going, careless, unconcerned”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡampaŋ]
• Hyphenation: gam‧pang

gampang

1. easy (requiring little skill or effort)

   Synonym: mudah

   Antonym: sukar

   • 2002, Goenawan Mohamad, Sekuler:

     Dengan gampang pula ada semangat untuk memurnikan diri, membersihkan dari segala campuran asing atau luar, semakin lama semakin keras, semakin lama semakin mengurung. Akhirnya: fundamentalisme.

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2. unimportant

   Synonyms: enteng, remeh, sepele

• “gampang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

gampang

1. Romanization of ꦒꦩ꧀ꦥꦁ

Compare to Indonesian anak gampang (“bastard”, literally “easy child”). From Javanese ꦒꦩ꧀ꦥꦁ (gampang), from Old Javanese gampaṅ.

gampang (Jawi spelling ݢمڤڠ‎, plural gampang-gampang, informal 1st possessive gampangku, 2nd possessive gampangmu, 3rd possessive gampangnya)

1. (chiefly Malaysia) bastard (child born out of wedlock)

gampang (Jawi spelling ݢمڤڠ‎)

1. (chiefly Indonesia) easy

• Indonesian: gampang
• → Min Nan: 公萬／公万 (kong-bān)

• “gampang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.