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gading

Pronunciation: /ˈɡadiŋ/

“gading” is an Indonesian word. Its 11 meanings in English:

noun

  1. ivory (material)
  2. ivory (colour)
  3. two girls fanning the bride at the wedding dais
  4. the groom's companions when being paraded to the bride's house, usually two men who are relatives or friends of the groom
  5. candlenut seeds that have been planted or buried for a long time and the shell has turned white
  6. the inside of the boat in the form of partitions to attach planks to make the boat strong
  7. the overall cross-section of the boat's body
  8. kantil flower bud
  9. ladder made on a tree trunk to collect honey

adjective

  1. ivory (made of ivory)
  2. ivory (having colour of ivory)m

Etymology

Inherited from Malay gading. Cognate Old Javanese gaḍiṅ (“tusk of an elephant; ivory”).

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