orang kaya baru
Indonesian
editEtymology
editCompound of orang (“person, people”) + kaya (“rich”) + baru (“new”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- nouveau riche, new money: wealthy persons whose fortunes are newly acquired, and who are therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy.
- Synonym: nouveau riche
Alternative forms
edit- OKB (initialism)
Further reading
edit- “orang kaya baru” 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.