riṅgit

Old Javanese

Etymology

Affixed gigit (“to bite”) +‎ -in- (“passive voice”) +‎ -er-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gitgit (“to nibble, chew at”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /riŋ.ɡɪt/
  • Rhymes: -ɡɪt
  • Hyphenation: ring‧git

Noun

riṅgit

  1. figure
  2. wayang figure
  3. wayang performance

Derived terms
  • ariṅgit
  • aṅriṅgit
  • aṅriṅgitan
  • riniṅgit
  • riṅgitan
  • adĕg riṅgit
  • griṅsiṅ riṅgit

Descendants
  • Javanese: ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀ (ringgit)

Further reading
  • "riṅgit" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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