patungan

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Betawi patungan, from Javanese patungan or Sundanese patungan. Unrelated to patung (statue).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /paˈtuŋan/ [paˈt̪u.ŋan]
  • Rhymes: -uŋan
  • Syllabification: pa‧tu‧ngan

Verb

patungan

  1. (slang) to split or share the bill evenly; to share the expense