jenggala

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay jenggala, from Sanskrit जङ्गल (jaṅgala, “a wild or savage area”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəŋˈɡala/ [d͡ʒəŋˈɡa.la]
• Rhymes: -ala
• Syllabification: jeng‧ga‧la

Noun

jênggala (first-person possessive jenggalaku, second-person possessive jenggalamu, third-person possessive jenggalanya)

1. jungle

   Synonyms: hutan, rimba

Further reading

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