singkek

From Min Nan 新客 (literally “new guest”), a term used to refer to relatively new Chinese arrivals in Southeast Asia (as opposed to Peranakan), as compound of 新 (sin, “new, recently”) +‎ 客 (khek, “guest”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɪŋ.kɛk]
• Hyphenation: sing‧kék

singkék

1. (ethnic slur, offensive) Chinese pure blood (as opposed to Peranakan).

   Synonym: totok

2. (ethnic slur, offensive) Chinaman, Chink (person of Chinese descent).

Considered a stronger ethnic slur than Cina.

• sengkek, singkeh

• Tionghoa

singkék

1. (colloquial) stingy

   dasar singkek

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• “singkek” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Cognate with Indonesian singkat (“short; brief; concise”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪŋ.kɛk/
• Hyphenation: sing‧kek

singkek

1. concise
2. short