singkek.
Chinese pure blood (as opposed to a Peranakan)
Meaning & usage
Chinese pure blood (as opposed to a Peranakan)
Chinaman, Chink (person of Chinese descent)
Where this word comes from
From Hokkien 新客 (sin-kheeh, literally “new guest”), a term used to refer to relatively new Chinese arrivals in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia (as opposed to Peranakan) around the 1800s to 1900s, as compound of 新 (sin, “new; recently”) + 客 (kheh, “guest”). Compare Malay sengkek, Tagalog singki.
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dasar singkek
Where this word comes from
From Hokkien 新客 (sin-kheeh, literally “new guest”), a term used to refer to relatively new Chinese arrivals in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia (as opposed to Peranakan) around the 1800s to 1900s, as compound of 新 (sin, “new; recently”) + 客 (kheh, “guest”). Compare Malay sengkek, Tagalog singki.
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