cowok

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Altered from cewek.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃowoʔ/ [ˈt͡ʃo.wɔʔ]
  • Rhymes: -owoʔ
  • Syllabification: co‧wok

Noun

cowok (plural cowok-cowok)

  1. (colloquial, originally Jakarta) boy
    Antonyms: cewek, gadis
  2. (by extension) male
    Synonym: laki-laki
    Antonyms: cewek, perempuan
  3. (slang) boyfriend
    Hypernyms: kekasih, pacar

Derived terms

Others
  • cogan (“handsome boy”)

Further reading

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