togel
Indonesian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Malay توݢيل (togel, “tailless”). Compare to Javanese ꦠꦸꦒꦼꦭ꧀ (tugel, “break, snap”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtoɡəl/ [ˈt̪o.ɡəl]
- Rhymes: -oɡəl
- Syllabification: to‧gel
Adjective
togel (comparative lebih togel, superlative paling togel)
- (obsolete) tailless
- Synonym: dogel
Derived terms
- menogelkan
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtoɡel/ [ˈt̪o.ɡɛl]
- Rhymes: -oɡel
- Syllabification: to‧gel
Noun
togel
- (gambling) syllabic abbreviation of toto gelap (“unlicensed or illegal lottery”, literally “dark totalisator”)
Further reading
- “togel”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Adjective
togel (Jawi spelling توݢيل, comparative lebih togel, superlative paling togel)
- tailless (of a chicken etc.)
Descendants
- > Indonesian: togel (inherited)
References
- "togel" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017