engkong

Betawi

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 俺公 (án-kong, “(paternal) grandfather”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əŋkɔŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔŋ
  • Hyphenation: eng‧kong

Noun

engkong

  1. grandfather
    Synonym: kakè'
    Coordinate terms: nènè', nyai, popo

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: engkong

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien 俺公 (án-kong, “(paternal) grandfather”), both directly and via Betawi engkong (“grandfather”). Compare Tagalog angkong.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /əŋˈkoŋ/ [əŋˈkoŋ]
  • Rhymes: -oŋ
  • Syllabification: eng‧kong

Noun

engkong (plural engkong-engkong)

  1. grandfather

Usage notes

Chiefly used by Indonesians of Chinese and Betawi cultural background.

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