lintah darat

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of lintah (“leech”) +‎ darat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɪntah ˈdarat̚]

Noun

lintah darat (first-person possessive lintah daratku, second-person possessive lintah daratmu, third-person possessive lintah daratnya)

1. (figurative) bloodsucker, loan shark, profiteer, usurer.

Further reading

• “lintah darat” 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.