kacung

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦏꦕꦸꦁ (kacung, “lad, boy; errand boy, houseboy”), ultimately probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkat͡ʃʊŋ/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧cung

Noun

kacung

  1. minion, a sycophantic follower
    Synonyms: jongos, pelayan, pesuruh

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

kacung

  1. romanization of ꦏꦕꦸꦁ
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