Ah Kong

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 阿公 (a-kong).

Pronunciation

(Singapore) IPA^(key): [ˌɑː˨ ˈkɔŋ˦]

Noun

Ah Kong

(colloquial, Singapore) Grandfather
(colloquial, slang, Singapore) The government

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