Ah Kong

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 阿公 (a-kong).

Pronunciation

  • (Singapore) IPA(key): [ˌɑː˧ ˈk˭ɔŋ˦], [ˌɑː˨ -]

Noun

Ah Kong

  1. (Singlish) Grandfather
  2. (Singlish, slang) The government