tekong

Ao

Etymology

From Proto-Central Naga *(k-)hwuŋ.

Noun

tekong

1. (Chungli) neck

Further reading

• Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga‎, Berkeley: University of California, page 55
• Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 38
• Clark, Mary M. (1893), Ao Naga grammar with illustrative phrases and vocabulary, Molung: Assam Secretariat Printing Office, page 142

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Hokkien 舵工 (tāi-kong, “steersman”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.kɔŋ/
• Rhymes: -kɔŋ
• Hyphenation: te‧kong

Noun

tekong

1. steersman, helmsman

   Synonym: nakhoda

2. trader
3. (sports) first kick player

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.kɔŋ/
• Rhymes: -kɔŋ
• Hyphenation: te‧kong

Verb

tekong

1. nonstandard form of tikung

Etymology 3

From Jambi Malay [Term?], probably from Hokkien 舵工 (tāi-kong, “steersman”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təˈkɔŋ/
• Rhymes: -kɔŋ
• Hyphenation: tê‧kong

Noun

tekong

1. coyote (a smuggler of undocumented immigrants)

References

• “tekong”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016