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.