prokem

Indonesian

Etymology

From preman +‎ -ok- with the final rime elided, from Dutch vrijman (“freeman”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈprɔkɛm/ [ˈprɔ.kɛm]
  • Rhymes: -ɔkɛm
  • Syllabification: pro‧kem

Noun

prokèm (plural prokem-prokem or para prokem)

  2. (slang) form of preman
  4. (historical, linguistics) a slang variant of Indonesian, originally used by preman and became popular among the youth in the 1970's and 1980's
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