cukong
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Indonesian cukong, from Hokkien 主公 (chú-kong).
Noun
cukong (plural cukongs)
- A group of Chinese-based business interests in Indonesia.
- 1993, Khoon Choy Lee, Diplomacy of a Tiny State, →ISBN, page 286:
- The cukong collaborates with licence holders who are indigenous Indonesians.
Derived terms
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃukɔŋ]
- Hyphenation: cu‧kong
Noun
cukong (plural cukong-cukong, first-person possessive cukongku, second-person possessive cukongmu, third-person possessive cukongnya)
- capitalist, the owner of a considerable amount of capital; a wealthy person.
- Synonym: pemodal
Derived terms
- mencukongi
- percukongan
Descendants
- → English: cukong
References
- Tajuk-Tajuk Mochtar Lubis di Harian Indonesia Raya 2 (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Yayasan Obor Indonesia, 1997, →ISBN, page 158
Further reading
- “cukong” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
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