ngibul

Indonesian

Etymology

Back-formation from transitive ngibulin, from Betawi ngibulin (“to make a fool of”, literally “to show buttocks to”), from N- -in +‎ kibul (“buttocks”), with the verb stem derived from Balinese kibul (“buttocks of a fowl”). Equivalent to nge- +‎ kibul.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈŋibul/ [ˈŋi.bʊl]
  • Rhymes: -ibul
  • Syllabification: ngi‧bul

Noun

ngibul

  1. (intransitive, colloquial) to lie
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