bohir

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch bouwheer (“master mason; person who commissions an architect for an architectural design”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbohir/ [ˈbo.hɪr]
• Rhymes: -ohir
• Syllabification: bo‧hir

Noun

bohir (plural bohir-bohir)

1. (colloquial) A project owner or commissioner
2. (colloquial, derogatory) A political donor or financier, typically exerting large swathes of influence over a preferred candidacy; kingmaker, oligarch

Further reading

• “bohir” 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.