kotong
Tagalog
editPronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkotoŋ/ [ˈkoː.t̪oŋ]
- Rhymes: -otoŋ
- Syllabification: ko‧tong
Etymology 1
editBorrowed from Hokkien 股東/股东 (kó͘-tong, “shareholder”).
Noun
editkotong (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜆᜓᜅ᜔)
- (informal, vulgar) bribery and/or extortion
- (informal, vulgar) bribe
- (gambling) limited-amount winnings (when playing jueteng)
- (Chinese Filipino, business, colloquial) shareholder; stockholder
Usage notes
edit- Among some Hokkien-speaking Chinese Filipinos, the term still means the same as the original Hokkien term, while speaking Tagalog, with the other definitions in Tagalog, sometimes noted or recognized as well from a mainstream Tagalog perspective.
Adjective
editkotong (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜆᜓᜅ᜔)
- (informal, vulgar, usually of law enforcement) corrupt
- 2011, Emmett Henderson, Tagalog Down and Dirty: Filipino Obscenities, Insults, Sex Talk, Drug Slang and Gay Language in The Philippines, CreateSpace:
- ... multiple offender—balikloob car thief—bukás kotse (open car) cheating, deceiving—buladas gangster—butangero contraband, smuggled goods— kontrabando bribe—kotong; soborno corrupt police—pulís kotong (police bribe) snitch, stool ...
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Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- ⇒ English: kotong cop
See also
editEtymology 2
editNoun
editkotong (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜆᜓᜅ᜔)
- (colloquial) Alternative form of kutong
Further reading
edit- “kotong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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