bogèl

Betawi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sundanese bogél (“short and fat; stubby”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boɡɛl/
• Rhymes: -ɛl
• Hyphenation: bo‧gèl

Adjective

bogèl

1. stubby (having a short and plump body)

   Synonyms: boncèl, kontèt

   • 1974, Saidi S. (lyrics and music), “Item Manis [Sweet Dark Skin]”, in Item Manis [Sweet Dark Skin]‎^[1], performed by Benyamin Sueb and Ida Royani, Jakarta: Remaco, track A1:

     Benyamin orangnyè bogèl / Biar begitu taysen gua

     Benyamin is a stubby person / Even so, she's my boyfriend

Descendants

• →? Indonesian: bogel

Further reading

• Chaer, A. (2009) [1976] “bogèl”, in Kamus dialek Jakarta [Dictionary of the Jakarta dialect], revised edition (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Masup Jakarta, page 57