gopek

Indonesian

Etymology

From Betawi/Batavia Malay gopek, from Hokkien, specifically Zhangzhou Hokkien 五百 (gō͘-peeh), from 五 (gō͘, “five”) + 百 (peeh, “hundred”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌɡo.ˈpɛʔ]
• Hyphenation: go‧pèk

Numeral

gopèk

1. (colloquial) five hundred

Further reading

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