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English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Javanese ꦗꦺꦴꦒꦺꦠ꧀ (jogèt), from Old Javanese jogèd (“dance”).
Pronunciation
Noun
joget (uncountable)
- (cultural arts) classical Javanese dance accompanied by the gamelan instrument and ensemble.
- Alternative form of joged.
Further reading
- Hooker, Virginia Matheson (1993) Culture and Society in New Order Indonesia, Oxford University Press: “Joget is a classical Javanese dance accompanied by the gamelan instrument.”
- Raharjo, Sapto (2005) Climbing the Sound of Ocean, Pustaka Misty: “Joget is 'Javanese dance'.”
Balinese
Romanization
joget
- Romanization of ᬚᭀᬕᬾᬢ᭄ (jogèt)
Banyumasan
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese ꦗꦺꦴꦒꦺꦠ꧀ (jogèt), from Old Javanese jogèd (“dance”).
Pronunciation
Noun
joget
- dance; initially refers to the traditional Javanese cultural performance (group dance, along with the songs and gamelan instrument rhythm).
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese ꦗꦺꦴꦒꦺꦠ꧀ (jogèt), ultimately from Old Javanese jogèd (“dance”).
Pronunciation
Noun
joget
- (cultural arts) dance; initially refers to the traditional Javanese cultural performance (group dance, along with the songs and gamelan instrument rhythm).
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
Javanese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Javanese jogèd (“dance”).
Pronunciation
Noun
joget
- dance; initially refers to the traditional Javanese cultural performance (group dance, along with the songs and gamelan instrument rhythm).
Descendants
References
- The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “joget”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
Malay
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Javanese ꦗꦺꦴꦒꦺꦠ꧀ (jogèt), ultimately from Old Javanese jogèd (“dance”).
Pronunciation
Noun
joget
- dance; initially refers to the traditional Javanese cultural performance (group dance, along with the songs and gamelan instrument rhythm).
Osing
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese ꦗꦺꦴꦒꦺꦠ꧀ (jogèt), from Old Javanese jogèd (“dance”).
Pronunciation
Noun
joget
- dance; initially refers to the traditional Javanese cultural performance (group dance, along with the songs and gamelan instrument rhythm).
Sundanese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Sundanese joged, from Old Javanese jogèd (“dance”).
Pronunciation
Noun
joget
- dance; initially refers to the traditional Sundanese cultural performance (group dance, along with the songs and gamelan instrument rhythm) influenced by Javanese culture.
Tengger
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese ꦗꦺꦴꦒꦺꦠ꧀ (jogèt), from Old Javanese jogèd (“dance”).
Pronunciation
Noun
joget
- dance; initially refers to the traditional Javanese cultural performance (group dance, along with the songs and gamelan instrument rhythm).