cukong

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian cukong, from Hokkien 主公 (chú-kong).

Noun

cukong (plural cukongs)

  1. 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

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 主公 (chú-kong).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃukɔŋ]
  • Hyphenation: cu‧kong

Noun

cukong (plural cukong-cukong, first-person possessive cukongku, second-person possessive cukongmu, third-person possessive cukongnya)

  1. capitalist, the owner of a considerable amount of capital; a wealthy person.
    Synonym: pemodal
    1. cukong, especially from Chinese or their descendants.
      Soal cukong sebenarnya jadi ribut bukan karena cukong ini orang Tionghoa atau keturunan Tionghoa.[1]The cukong problem is not caused by the Chinese or Chinese descendant aspect.

Derived terms

  • mencukongi
  • percukongan

Descendants

  • English: cukong

References

  1. Tajuk-Tajuk Mochtar Lubis di Harian Indonesia Raya 2 (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Yayasan Obor Indonesia, 1997, →ISBN, page 158

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