tekong
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Indonesian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Hokkien 舵工 (tāi-kong, “steersman”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tekong (first-person possessive tekongku, second-person possessive tekongmu, third-person possessive tekongnya)
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
tekong
- alternative form of tikung.
Etymology 3[edit]
From Jambi Malay [Term?], probably from Hokkien 舵工 (tāi-kong, “steersman”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tekong (first-person possessive tekongku, second-person possessive tekongmu, third-person possessive tekongnya)
- coyote: a smuggler of undocumented immigrants.
Further reading[edit]
- “tekong” 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.