gigit

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay gigit, from Proto-Malayic *gigit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gitgit (“to nibble, chew at”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡiɡit/ [ˈɡi.ɡɪt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -iɡit
• Syllabification: gi‧git

Verb

gigit (active menggigit, passive digigit)

1. to bite (to cut or hold by clamping the teeth)

Derived terms

• gigit-gigit (“to bite repeatedly”)
• gigitan (“bite”)
• (uncommon) gigiti (“to bite repeatedly”)
• penggigit (“biter”)
• tergigit (“bitten”)

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*gitgit”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

gigit (active menggigit, passive digigit)

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

Descendants

• Indonesian: gigit
• North Moluccan Malay: gigi

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*gitgit”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI