kacung

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦏꦕꦸꦁ (kacung, “lad, boy; errand boy, houseboy”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkat͡ʃʊŋ/
Hyphenation: ka‧cung

Noun

kacung

minion, a sycophantic follower.
Synonyms: jongos, pelayan, pesuruh

Further reading

“kacung” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

kacung

Romanization of ꦏꦕꦸꦁ

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