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Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Sundanese linggis.
Pronunciation
Noun
linggis
- crowbar (an iron or steel bar, often with a flattened end which may also be hook-shaped, to be used as a lever to manually force things apart)
Verb
linggis (active melinggis, passive dilinggis, perfective passive terlinggis)
- to crowbar (to force to move, usually with a crowbar; to prise)
- (figuratively) to defeat (to overcome in battle or contest)
- Synonym: kalahkan
Further reading
- “linggis” 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.
- “melinggis” 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.
Sundanese
Noun
linggis
- crowbar
- crow or jemmy