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singkek.

Chinese pure blood (as opposed to a Peranakan)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsiŋkeʔ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈsiŋ.kɛʔ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. Chinese pure blood (as opposed to a Peranakan)

    ethnic · offensive · slur
  2. Chinaman, Chink (person of Chinese descent)

    ethnic · offensive · slur
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.

adj/ˈsiŋkeʔ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈsiŋ.kɛʔ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. stingy

    colloquial
    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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