kongkong

Makasar

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkoŋkoŋ/, [ˈkʰɔ̃ŋ.kʰɔ̃ŋ]
  • Hyphenation: kong‧kong

Noun

kongkong (Lontara spelling ᨀᨚᨀᨚ)

  1. dog
    Teài tau kubuno, kongkong
    It's not a person that I killed, but a dog
  2. (vulgar) scoundrel, dog, bitch, motherfucker
  3. (games) notation of a lost game or match.

Synonyms

  • asu (Bantaeng, Konjo)
Affixations
  • kongkong-kongkong
  • nikongkongi
Compounds
  • aʼgauʼ kongkong
  • kongkong jeʼneʼ
  • kongkong pancing

Further reading

  • Cense, A. A. (1979) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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