ingu

Sundanese

Etymology

Ultimately from Old Javanese iṅū (“to take care of, treat with care, bring up, receive well with food or gifts”). Cognate of Javanese ꦲꦶꦔꦸ (ingu). Doublet of ingon. Compare with another similar word, angon.

Verb

ingu (Sundanese script ᮞᮤᮍᮥ)

  1. to keep animals
    Tong diingu éta sato! ― Don't keep the animal!

Derived terms

  • diingu
  • inguan
  • kaingu
  • ngingu
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