engkong

Betawi

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 俺公 (án-kong, “(paternal) grandfather”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əŋkɔŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɔŋ
• Hyphenation: eng‧kong

Noun

engkong

1. grandfather

   Synonym: kakè'

   Coordinate terms: nènè', nyai, popo

Descendants

• → Indonesian: engkong

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien 俺公 (án-kong, “(paternal) grandfather”), both directly and via Betawi engkong (“grandfather”). Compare Tagalog angkong.

Noun

engkong (plural engkong-engkong)

1. grandfather

Usage notes

Chiefly used by Indonesians of Chinese and Betawi cultural background.