loktong

Indonesian

Etymology

Probably from Hokkien 樂桶／乐桶, compound of 樂／乐 (lo̍k, “lechery”) +‎ 桶 (thóng); 樂洞／乐洞, compound of 樂／乐 (lo̍k, “lechery”) +‎ 洞 (tōng, “hole”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈlɔk̚tɔŋ]
Hyphenation: lok‧tong

Noun

loktong (first-person possessive loktongku, second-person possessive loktongmu, third-person possessive loktongnya)

(dialect) prostitute

Synonyms

(female prostitute): see Thesaurus: pelacur

Further reading

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

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