beg jinjing

Malay

Etymology

Compound of beg (“bag”) +‎ jinjing (“to carry something light in the hand with the arm hanging down”). Literally, “hand-carried bag”.

Pronunciation

  • (Baku) IPA(key): /ˌbɛɡ ˈd͡ʒind͡ʒiŋ/ [ˌbɛɡ ˈd͡ʒiɲ.d͡ʒiŋ]
    • Rhymes: -iŋ
  • (schwa-variety)
    • IPA(key): /ˌbɛɡ ˈd͡ʒind͡ʒeŋ/ [ˌbɛɡ ˈd͡ʒiɲ.d͡ʒeŋ] (English-based)
    • IPA(key): /ˌbɛk ˈd͡ʒind͡ʒeŋ/ [ˌbɛʔ ˈd͡ʒiɲ.d͡ʒeŋ] (Nativized)
    • Rhymes: -eŋ
  • Hyphenation: beg jin‧jing

Noun

beg jinjing (Jawi spelling بيݢ جينجيڠ, plural beg-beg jinjing or beg2 jinjing)

  1. tote bag
    Synonym: tas jinjing (Indonesia, Indonesian)
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