muncikari

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit मुञ्च् (muñc, “wicked, cheat”) +‎ कर (kara, “doer, maker”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʊnt͡ʃiˈkari]
• Hyphenation: mun‧ci‧ka‧ri

Noun

muncikari (plural muncikari-muncikari)

1. landlady of prostitutes.

   Synonyms: alku, germo, jaruman

Alternative forms

• mucikari

Related terms

• munci

 

Further reading

• “muncikari” 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.