ragil

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦫꦒꦶꦭ꧀ (ragil), from Old Javanese wuragil. In the second sense, named after Ragil Mahardika, a gay TikToker of Indonesian descent.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈra.ɡɪl/
  • Rhymes: -ɡɪl, -ɪl, -l
  • Hyphenation: ra‧gil

Noun

ragil (plural ragil-ragil)

  1. (dialect) youngest, lastborn (born last in a family)
    Synonym: bungsu
  2. (slang, LGBTQ) gay

References

  1. ^ Ragil Mahardika, Tiktoker Indonesia Menikah Sesama Jenis, Pindah Kewarganegaraan, Hingga Dikecam Netizen”, in jurnalsoreang.pikiran-rakyat.com, 25 August 2023 (last accessed)

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

ragil

  1. romanization of ꦫꦒꦶꦭ꧀