gigit

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay gigit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gitgit or *kitkit (compare Cebuano kitkit) and Proto-Mon-Khmer *giit (“to bite; to itch, to scratch”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡɪ.ɡɪt̚/
Rhymes: -ɡɪt, -ɪt, -t
Hyphenation: gi‧git

Verb

gigit

to bite (to cut off a piece by clamping the teeth)

Derived terms

digigit
digigit-gigit
digigiti
gigitan
menggigit
menggigit-gigit
menggigiti
penggigit
tergigit

gigit jari
gigit lidah

Further reading

“gigit” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *gigit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gitgit or *kitkit (compare Cebuano kitkit).

Pronunciation

(Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /ɡiɡet/
(Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ɡiɡɪt/
Rhymes: -iɡet, -ɡet, -et

Verb

gigit (used in the form menggigit)

(transitive) to bite (to cut off a piece by clamping the teeth)

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