mencekoki

Indonesian

Etymology

From cekok +‎ meng- -i.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /məɲ.t͡ʃə.ko.ki/
• (dialectal) IPA^(key): /məɲ.t͡ʃə.koʔ.i/
• Hyphenation: mên‧cê‧koki

Verb

mencekoki

1. (transitive) to treat by administering a traditional herb medicine in a routine and forceful fashion (usually of a relucant child)
2. (transitive, by extension) to intoxicate with alcoholic drinks or drugs
3. (transitive, figuratively) to forcefully spoon-feed, to inculcate with beliefs and ideas, to indoctrinate

Related terms

• cekok
• cekokan
• mencekok
• mencekokkan
• pencekok
• pencekokan

 

Further reading

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