jagal

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒa.ɡal/
• Rhymes: -ɡal
• Hyphenation: ja‧gal

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay jagal (“small trader”).

Noun

jagal (plural jagal-jagal, first-person possessive jagalku, second-person possessive jagalmu, third-person possessive jagalnya)

1. small trader

Derived terms

• berjagal
• jagalan

 

Etymology 2

Semantic loan from Javanese ꦗꦒꦭ꧀ (jagal, “butcher”).

Noun

jagal (plural jagal-jagal, first-person possessive jagalku, second-person possessive jagalmu, third-person possessive jagalnya)

1. butcher:
   1. (literal) a person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals).
   2. (figurative) a brutal or indiscriminate killer.

      Synonym: pembantai

Derived terms

• menjagal
• pejagalan
• penjagal
• penjagalan

 

Further reading

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

Javanese

Romanization

jagal

1. Romanization of ꦗꦒꦭ꧀