Old Javanese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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riṅgit

  1. figure
  2. wayang figure
  3. wayang performance

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Javanese: ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀ (ringgit)

Further reading

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