overwordExplorer
INDONESIAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

jago.

rooster, a male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) or other gallinaceous bird

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈd͡ʒa.ɡo]

  1. rooster, a male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) or other gallinaceous bird

  2. champion, an ongoing winner in a game or contest

  3. main candidate

  4. leader, promoter

Where this word comes from

From Malay jaguh (Standard Malay), jago, from Classical Malay جاݢوە (jaguh), جاݢوە (jago), from Javanese ꦗꦒꦺꦴ (jago, “rooster, cock; champion; candidate”).

adj[ˈd͡ʒa.ɡo]

  1. splendid, skillful

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

From Malay jaguh (Standard Malay), jago, from Classical Malay جاݢوە (jaguh), جاݢوە (jago), from Javanese ꦗꦒꦺꦴ (jago, “rooster, cock; champion; candidate”).

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

jago has 4 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

jago studiojago workshello, jago

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.