Niu-Yorek

Betawi

Alternative forms

  • Niu Yorek, Nyu Yorek, Nyu Yok
  • Né-Yorek

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch New York or directly from English New York.

Proper noun

Niu-Yorek (Arab Gundul spelling نيو يورک)

  1. New York, New York City (the largest city in the state of New York, and the largest city in the United States, a metropolis extending into neighboring New Jersey in addition to Pennsylvania and Connecticut)
    • c. 1970, Uci Sanusi, “Rancak Kapal Berlayar [The Poem of Sailing Ship]”, in Betawi Tempo Doeloe [Old-Time Batavia], Jakarta: Sumber Ria, track B1:
      Dari Néderlan langsung pegi ke Né-Yorek / Sayè langsung ke Né-Yorek
      From the Netherlands, went straight to New York / I went straight to New York
  2. New York (a state of the United States)
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