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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Indonesian cukong, from Hokkien 主公 (chú-kong).
Noun
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
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 主公 (chú-kong).
Pronunciation
Noun
cukong (plural cukong-cukong, first-person possessive cukongku, second-person possessive cukongmu, third-person possessive cukongnya)
- capitalist; wealthy person
- Synonym: pemodal
- cukong, especially from Chinese or their descendants.
- Soal cukong sebenarnya jadi ribut bukan karena cukong ini orang Tionghoa atau keturunan Tionghoa.[1] ― The cukong problem is not caused by the Chinese or Chinese descendant aspect.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Tajuk-Tajuk Mochtar Lubis di Harian Indonesia Raya 2 (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Yayasan Obor Indonesia, 1997, →ISBN, page 158
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