légo

Betawi

Etymology

From English nautical jargon let go (specifically of an anchor),[1] probably via Ambonese Malay lego (“to let go, to drop”) or another Eastern Indonesian Vehicular Malay variety. Cognate to Musi légo (“to stray away”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leɡo/
  • Rhymes: -o
  • Hyphenation: lé‧go

Verb

légo

  1. to sell (reluctantly, especially for things considered precious to the owner)
    Udah gua légo tu mubil. ― I had to sell that car.
  2. to give away

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Van Minde, D. (2002) “European loan words in Ambonese Malay”, in K. A. Adelaar, R. Blust, editors, Between worlds: Linguistic papers in memory of David John Prentice, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, →DOI, pages 195, 212

Musi

Etymology

From English nautical jargon let go (specifically of an anchor),[1] probably via an Eastern Indonesian Vehicular Malay variety. Cognate to Betawi légo (“to sell”).

Verb

légo

  1. (Palembang, intransitive) to be broken from its line and stray away (of a kite)
  2. (Palembang, intransitive, figurative) to go astray

References

  1. ^ Van Minde, D. (2002) “European loan words in Ambonese Malay”, in K. A. Adelaar, R. Blust, editors, Between worlds: Linguistic papers in memory of David John Prentice, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, →DOI, pages 195, 212
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