bonyok

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈboɲok/ [ˈbo.ɲɔk̚]
• Rhymes: -oɲok
• Syllabification: bo‧nyok

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Adjective

bonyok

1. (of food) soft, mushy and rotten
2. (of people) black and blue

Etymology 2

Blend of bokap +‎ nyokap.

Noun

bonyok

1. (colloquial, originally Prokem slang) parent [from 1980s]

   Synonyms: ortu, orang tua

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Makasar [Term?].

Noun

bonyok (plural bonyok-bonyok)

1. (cooking) a snack made from old sticky corn kernels, soaked in lime water, washed clean, boiled until half cooked, drained, then fried

Further reading

• “bonyok”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
• Prathama Rahardja; Henri Chambert-Loir (1990), “bonyok”, in Kamus bahasa Prokem [Prokem dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pustaka Utama Grafiti, page 48