cukong
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Indonesian cukong, from Hokkien 主公 (chú-kong).
Noun[edit]
cukong (plural cukongs)
- A group of Chinese-based business interests in Indonesia.
- 1993, Khoon Choy Lee, Diplomacy of a Tiny State, →ISBN, page 286:
- The cukong collaborates with licence holders who are indigenous Indonesians.
Derived terms[edit]
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Hokkien 主公 (chú-kong).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cukong (plural cukong-cukong, first-person possessive cukongku, second-person possessive cukongmu, third-person possessive cukongnya)
- capitalist, the owner of a considerable amount of capital; a wealthy person.
- Synonym: pemodal
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → English: cukong
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “cukong” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
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