ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese riṅgit (“figure, wayang figure, wayang performance”). Semantic loan from Malay ringgit (“ringgit”, literally “jagged”), gerigi (“jagged”), gigi (“tooth”).

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

Noun

ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀ (ringgit)

  1. (krama) shadow-play puppet
    Synonym: (ngoko) ꦮꦪꦁ (wayang)

Derived terms
  • ꦥꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠꦤ꧀ (paringgitan)
  • ꦥꦿꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠꦤ꧀ (pringgitan)

Noun

ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀ (ringgit)

  1. (historical) the two-and-a-half silver guilder; two-and-a-half rupiah.

Further reading
  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “ringgit”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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