kibul
Betawi
Etymology
Borrowed from Balinese kibul (“buttocks of a fowl”).
Noun
kibul
- buttocks
- 1963 January 7, Si Miun, “Lenggang Djakarté: Twist-Tjokek [A Jakartan Stroll: Twist-Cokek]”, in Bintang Timur[1] (in Indonesian), page 3:
- — Ini kan dangsa baru, Mat.
— Ah, gue ngga tahan. Laginje gue kaga bisa gojang2in kibul berbareng gojangin badan.- [— Ini kan dangsa baru, Mat.
— Ah, guè ngga tahan. Laginyè, guè kaga bisa goyang-goyangin kibul bebareng goyangin badan.] - — This is a new style of dance, Mat.
— Uh, I can't keep up with it. Moreover, I can't shake my buttocks while shaking my body at the same time.
- [— Ini kan dangsa baru, Mat.
Derived terms
- dikibulin
- ngibul
- ngibulin