kongkong

Makasar

Kongkong

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoŋkoŋ/, [ˈkʰɔ̃ŋ.kʰɔ̃ŋ]
• Hyphenation: kong‧kong

Noun

kongkong (Lontara spelling ᨀᨚᨀᨚ)

1. dog

   Teài tau kubuno, kongkong

   It's not a person that I killed, but a dog

2. (vulgar) scoundrel, dog, bitch, motherfucker
3. (games) notation of a lost game or match.

Synonyms

• asu (Bantaeng, Konjo)

Derived terms

Affixations

• kongkong-kongkong
• nikongkongi

Compounds

• aʼgauʼ kongkong
• kongkong jeʼneʼ
• kongkong pancing

Further reading

• Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN