bonyok

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈboɲok/ [ˈbo.ɲɔk̚]
  • Rhymes: -oɲok
  • Syllabification: bo‧nyok

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Adjective

bonyok

  1. (of food) soft, mushy and rotten
  2. (of people) black and blue

Etymology 2

Blend of bokap +‎ nyokap.

Noun

bonyok

  1. (colloquial, originally Prokem slang) parent [from 1980s]
    Synonyms: ortu, orang tua

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Makasar [Term?].

Noun

bonyok (plural bonyok-bonyok)

  1. (cooking) a snack made from old sticky corn kernels, soaked in lime water, washed clean, boiled until half cooked, drained, then fried

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