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jèngki

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Betawi

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FWOTD – 22 August 2025
jèngki (sense 2)
jèngki (sense 3)

Etymology

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Borrowed fromEnglishYankee.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d͡ʑɛŋki/,[d͡ʑɛŋˈk̠i]
  • Rhymes:-i
  • Hyphenation:jèng‧ki

Noun

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jèngki

  1. (originally only in compounds)Yankee;American-style
    celanajèngkiAmerican-style trousers
    sepèdajèngkiAmerican-style bike
    rumajèngkiAmerican-style house
  2. skinnies;drainpipes(form-fittingtrousers with highlytaperedlegs, typically made withdenim)
    Synonym:celana jèngki
    • 2006 [1963],Firman Muntaco, “Ce-Ni-Ce-Pay [Once A Year]”, inGambang Jakarte [A Jakartan Ensemble], Depok: Masup Jakarta,→ISBN, pages150–151:
      Masa' le gabardin lu bikinjengki........! Astagee, dasar anak sok keren! Eh Mar, lu tau? Encing lu bilang:Jengki di Amerike orang pake buat macul di kebon-kebon, tapi elu di sini........buat Lebaran!
      [Masa'lè gabardin lu bikinjèngki? Astagè, dasar anak so' kerèn! Èh, Mar, lu tau? Encing lu bilang,jèngki di Amèrikè orang paké buat macul di kebon-kebon, tapi elu di sini... buat Lebaran!]
      Why would you usegabardine to makeskinnies? Good grief, what a tacky boy you are! Do you know, Mar? According to your uncle, back in America, people wearskinnies when weeding their gardens, but here you wear it... forEid!
  3. road bike(lightweightbicycle withnarrowwheels anddownwardcurvinghandlebars)
    Synonym:sepèda jèngki
    • 1972, Rachman A., “Hostess”, inTukang Tuak [Palm Wine Seller]‎[1], performed byIda Royani, Jakarta: Indah, track B5:
      Jakarta, kota mètropolitan / Naèkjèngki, banyak kemajuan
      Jakarta, a metropolitan city / Riding aroad bike (around), lots of progress (can be seen)

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^Kähler, H. (1966), “djengkī”, inWörterverzeichnis des Omong Djakarta [Glossary of the Jakartan speech] (in German), Berlin: Verlag von Dietrich Reimer, page54:(< engl.Yankee)
  2. ^Jones, R. (2008) [2007], “jéngki”, inLoan-words in Indonesian and Malay, Indonesian imprints edition, Jakarta: Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia,→ISBN, page134

Further reading

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  • Chaer, A. (2009) [1976], “jengki”, inKamus dialek Jakarta [Dictionary of the Jakarta dialect], revised edition (in Indonesian), Depok: Masup Jakarta,→ISBN, page178
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