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
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈloktoŋ/ [ˈlok̚.t̪ɔŋ]
- Rhymes: -oktoŋ
- Syllabification: lok‧tong
Noun
loktong (plural loktong-loktong)
- (dialect) prostitute
Synonyms
- (female prostitute): see Thesaurus: pelacur
Further reading
- “loktong” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.