ongkos

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch onkost (“expense”), from Middle Dutch oncost.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oŋ.kos/
• Hyphenation: ong‧kos

Noun

ongkos (first-person possessive ongkosku, second-person possessive ongkosmu, third-person possessive ongkosnya)

1. expenditure, expense

   Synonym: belanja

2. charge, cost, fee

   Synonym: biaya

3. pay, wage, fee

   Synonyms: bayaran, upah

Derived terms

• mengongkosi
• perongkosan

 

Further reading

• “ongkos” 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.