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

1. 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)

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