kongkalikong

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien 講共汝講／讲共汝讲 (kóng kā lí kóng, literally “to say (I/we/you/he/she/they) told you”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɔŋkaˈlikɔŋ]
• Hyphenation: kong‧ka‧li‧kong

Noun

kongkalikong (first-person possessive kongkalikongku, second-person possessive kongkalikongmu, third-person possessive kongkalikongnya)

1. (colloquial) intrigue; connivance.

Derived terms

• berkongkalikong

 

Further reading

• “kongkalikong” 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.