ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀

Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan	ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀
Pegon
Roman	ringgit

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese riṅgit (“figure, wayang figure, wayang performance”). Semantic loan from Malay ringgit (“ringgit”, literally “jagged”), gerigi (“jagged”), gigi (“tooth”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

Javanese register set
ꦏꦿꦩ (krama): ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀ (ringgit)
ꦔꦺꦴꦏꦺꦴ (ngoko): ꦮꦪꦁ (wayang)

ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀ (ringgit)

1. Krama of ꦮꦪꦁ (wayang).

Derived terms

• ꦥꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠꦤ꧀ (paringgitan)
• ꦥꦿꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠꦤ꧀ (pringgitan)

 

Noun

ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀ (ringgit)

1. (historical) the two-and-a-half silver guilder; two-and-a-half rupiah.

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “ringgit”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN