cokai

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 常会(じょうかい) (jōkai, literally “aza regular meeting”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃokai̯/ [ˈt͡ʃo.kai̯]
• Rhymes: -okai̯
• Syllabification: co‧kai

Noun

cokai (plural cokai-cokai)

1. (government) A hamlet-like (a group of houses) informal governance structure in Indonesia, which is larger than rukun tetangga.

   Synonym: rukun warga

Further reading

• “cokai” 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.