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Malay
Etymology
From Cina (“Chinese”) and apek (“uncle”); "apek" was from Hakka 阿伯 (“uncle”).
Noun
cina apek (Jawi spelling چينا اڤيق, plural cina-cina apek, informal 1st possessive cina apekku, 2nd possessive cina apekmu, 3rd possessive cina apeknya)
- (derogatory, ethnic slur) a stereotypically backwards Chinese man, usually from rural areas, who does not behave in a polite manner; a hillbilly; a yokel; an old coot.
Coordinate terms
- Cina bukit (“hill Chinese”) (also implying backwardsness and lack of education and manners)
- balik Cina, balik Tiongsan ("go back to China", both offensive)
- cinapek blend word for cina apek, used in the same derogatory manner