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Betawi
Etymology
From mengigel (“to dance, to strut like a peacock”), equivalent to N- + igel (“dance, strutting of a peacock”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ŋiɡəl/,
- Rhymes: -əl
- Hyphenation: ngi‧gel
Verb
ngigel
- (active voice, transitive, intransitive) to dance (especially with a wiggling movement)
- Synonyms: ngibing, nandak, (chiefly Kota) dangsa
1970, Djoko Subagjo, “Ondel Ondel ”, in Tukang Kridit , performed by Benyamin Sueb, Jakarta: Indah, track A1:Ondèl-ondèl adè anaknyè (boy!) / Anaknyè ngigel ter-iteran (oy!)- The ondel-ondel pair had a child (whoa!) / The child danced and go around (hey!)
- (active voice, intransitive) to spread the tail (of a peacock)
1901, H. A. von Dewall, “Eenige te Batavia inheemsche speel- en kinderledjes ”, in Tijdschrift voor Indische taal-, land- en volkenkunde, number 43 (in Dutch), page 194:Boeroeng mĕrak ngigĕl di goenoeng Gĕdé.- A peacock spreads its tail on Mount Gede.
- (figurative) to walk in a strutting manner (like a peacock)
References
- ^ Batten, C. J. (1868) “ngigel”, in De djoeroe basa Betawi: Eenvoudige Bataviaasch-Maleische woordenverzameling (in Dutch), Batavia: H. M. van Dorp, page 112