bokek

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Peranakan Indonesian bokek (“poor”), from Hokkien 無客 / 无客 (bô kheeh, literally “no customer”) === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbokɛʔ/ [ˈbo.kɛʔ] Rhymes: -okɛʔ Syllabification: bo‧kek === Adjective === bokek (comparative lebih bokek, superlative paling bokek) (colloquial) without any money, penniless; broke === Further reading === “bokek”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Peranakan Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Hokkien 無客 / 无客 (bô kheeh, literally “no customer”). === Adjective === bokek poor ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: bokek