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Etymology

From Dutch gang (passageway, alley), from Middle Dutch ganc, from Old Dutch gankgang, from Proto-Germanic *gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from *ǵʰengʰ- (to step; stride). Doublet of geng.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)/ɡaŋ/
  • Hyphenation: gang

Noun

gang (first-person possessive gangkusecond-person possessive gangmuthird-person possessive gangnya)

  1. alleyway, alley, narrow street. A narrow pathway bound by walls on both sides
    gang buntu ― dead-end alley

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