cukong

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian cukong, from Hokkien 主公 (chú-kong).

Noun

cukong (plural cukongs)

1. A group of Chinese-based business interests in Indonesia.
   • 1993, Khoon Choy Lee, Diplomacy of a Tiny State, →ISBN, page 286:

     The cukong collaborates with licence holders who are indigenous Indonesians.

Derived terms

• cukongism

 

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 主公 (chú-kong).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃukoŋ/ [ˈt͡ʃu.koŋ]
• Rhymes: -ukoŋ
• Syllabification: cu‧kong

Noun

cukong (plural cukong-cukong, first-person possessive cukongku, second-person possessive cukongmu, third-person possessive cukongnya)

1. capitalist; wealthy person

   Synonym: pemodal

   1. cukong, especially from Chinese or their descendants.

      Soal cukong sebenarnya jadi ribut bukan karena cukong ini orang Tionghoa atau keturunan Tionghoa. ― The cukong problem is not caused by the Chinese or Chinese descendant aspect.

Derived terms

• mencukongi
• percukongan

 

Descendants

• → English: cukong

Further reading

• “cukong” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.