lintah darat

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of lintah (leech) + darat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɪntah ˈdarat̚]

Noun

lintah darat (first-person possessive lintah daratku, second-person possessive lintah daratmu, third-person possessive lintah daratnya)

  1. (figurative) bloodsucker, loan shark, profiteer, usurer.

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