kongkalikong

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien 講共汝講 / 讲共汝讲 (kóng kā lí kóng, literally “to say (I/we/you/he/she/they) told you”), probably via Betawi kongkalikong.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /koŋkaˈlikoŋ/ [koŋ.kaˈli.kɔŋ]
  • Rhymes: -ikoŋ
  • Syllabification: kong‧ka‧li‧kong

Noun

kongkalikong (plural kongkalikong-kongkalikong)

  1. (colloquial) intrigue; connivance

Derived terms

  • berkongkalikong

Further reading

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