orang kaya baru

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of orang (“person, people”) +‎ kaya (“rich”) +‎ baru (“new”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌo.raŋ ˌka.ja ˈba.ru/, [ˌo.raŋ ˌka.ja ˈba.ru]

Noun

orang kaya baru

1. nouveau riche, new money: wealthy persons whose fortunes are newly acquired, and who are therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy.

   Synonym: nouveau riche

   Antonym: orang kaya lama

Alternative forms

• OKB (initialism)

Further reading

• “orang kaya baru” 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.