goceng

Indonesian

Etymology

From Betawi/Batavia Malay goceng, from Hokkien 五千 (gō͘-chheng), from 五 (gō͘) + 千 (chheng).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈɡo.t͡ʃɛŋ]
Hyphenation: go‧cèng

Numeral

gocèng

(colloquial) five thousand
Synonym: lima ribu

Mau goceng 1986 gua? Nih, gua kasi lu dah, kan lu masih belum punya ini.
Want my 1986-issue five thousand? Here, I'll give you, because you haven't had it before.

Further reading

“goceng” 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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