smokel
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch smokkel, smokkelen, from a frequentative form of Middle Dutch smūken (“to act secretly, be sneaky”), from Proto-Germanic *smeuganą (“to creep; slip through or into”), from Proto-Indo-European *smewk-, *smewg- (“to slip, glide; be slimy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsmo.kəl]
- Hyphenation: smo‧kêl
Noun
smokêl (first-person possessive smokelku, second-person possessive smokelmu, third-person possessive smokelnya)
- (colloquial) smuggling.
- Synonym: penyelundupan
- (colloquial) contraband.
- (colloquial) illicit trade.
Derived terms
- mensmokel
Further reading
- “smokel” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
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