angkong

English

Etymology

From Tagalog angkong, from Hokkien 俺公 (án-kong, “paternal grandfather”).

Pronunciation

• (Philippine, General American) IPA^(key): /ɑŋˈkɔŋ/

Noun

angkong (plural angkongs)

1. (Philippines, Chinese Filipino) paternal grandfather; paternal grandpa
   • 2017, Ariesa Jane Domingo, Better Than Fiction‎^[1], Summit Publishing Company Inc., page 91:

     Were you surprised when your parents remained calm when you told them about your grades? When you failed your midterms, I went to your house and apologized. Granted that your angkong hit me with his cane, which I guess I deserved. I didn't want you to be less of who you were before you met me.

2. (Philippines, Chinese Filipino) term of address for one's paternal grandfather
   • 2017, Ari C. Dy, “Introduction”, in Chinese Buddhism in Catholic Philippines: Syncretism as Identity‎^[2], Anvil Publishing, Inc.:

     After Angkong was buried, a Chinese altar, with the accompanying table for making offerings, was purchased and installed in the dining room. His portrait and altar faced the dining table, and from then on, the altar would be the focal point of family life.

Coordinate terms

• (paternal female): ama
• (maternal male): guakong
• (maternal female): guama

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaŋ.kɔŋ]
• Hyphenation: ang‧kong

Etymology 1

From Hokkien 紅公／红公.

Noun

angkong (first-person possessive angkongku, second-person possessive angkongmu, third-person possessive angkongnya)

1. (archaic) rickshaw.

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Hokkien 尪公 (ang-kong, “drawing of a person”), probably via Betawi [Term?].

Noun

angkong (first-person possessive angkongku, second-person possessive angkongmu, third-person possessive angkongnya)

1. (Jakarta) a gambling game played with three cards.

Further reading

• “angkong” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 俺公 (án-kong, “paternal grandfather”). Doublet of ingkong. Compare Indonesian engkong.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔaŋkoŋ/, [ˈʔaŋ.koŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋkoŋ
• Syllabification: ang‧kong

Noun

angkong (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜅ᜔) (Chinese Filipino)

1. paternal grandfather; paternal grandpa
2. term of address for one's paternal grandfather

   Synonyms: lolo, ingkong

   Coordinate term: ama

   • 2006, Christine S. Bellen, “Trese”, in Carla M. Pacis, editor, Bagets: an anthology of Filipino young adult fiction‎^[3], UP Press, page 11:

     Mestisang Tsina naman si Nanay. Negosyante sina Ama at Angkong ko. Purong Tsino si Angkong. Lumikas mula sa Macao ang pamilya nila at dito sa Pilipinas nagtayo ng isang maliit na tindahan hanggang sa lumago ito at naging isang grocery.

     Mom is a Chinese mestiza. My grandmother and grandfather are businesspeople. Grandpa is a pure Chinese. Their family evacuated from Macau and it was here in the Philippines where they started a small store until it flourished and became a grocery.

   • 2006, Christine S. Bellen, “Trese”, in Carla M. Pacis, editor, Bagets: an anthology of Filipino young adult fiction‎^[4], UP Press, page 11:

     Sa Pilipinas na napangasawa ni Angkong si Ama. Pilipina ang nanay ni Ama pero sila ang mas mahigpit sa mga pamahiing Tsino.

     It was in the Philippines already where Grandpa married Grandma. Grandma's mother is a Filipina but they are the ones who are stricter in Chinese superstitions.