kumpul kebo

Indonesian

Etymology

From koempoel gebouw, earlier spelling of compound kumpul + Dutch gebouw (building). The latter element then phono-semantically altered, based on Javanese ꦏꦼꦧꦺꦴ (kebo, water buffalo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kumpul kəbo/

Noun

kumpul kebo

  1. (colloquial) cohabitation
    Synonym: kohabitasi

References