jijik

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• djidjik (pre-1947, 1947-1972)
• jijay (colloquial, slang)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay jijik, from Proto-Malayic *jiji-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *jiji-ʔ, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zizi-q, from *zizi.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒid͡ʒik/ [ˈd͡ʒi.d͡ʒɪk̚]
• Rhymes: -id͡ʒik
• Syllabification: ji‧jik

Adjective

jijik (comparative lebih jijik, superlative paling jijik or terjijik, equative sejijik)

1. disgusted
2. (colloquial) disgusting (causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful)

   Synonym: menjijikkan

Derived terms

• jijikkan
• kejijikan
• menjijikkan
• penjijik

 

Further reading

• “jijik” 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

Alternative forms

• cicik
• جيجيق
• چيچيق

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *jiji-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *jiji-ʔ, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zizi-q, from *zizi.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒid͡ʒeʔ/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒid͡ʒɪʔ/
• Rhymes: -id͡ʒeʔ, -d͡ʒeʔ, -eʔ

Adjective

jijik (Jawi spelling جيجيق)

1. disgusting (repulsive, distasteful)

Synonyms

• jejap / ججڤ
• ladah / لاده