pungli

Indonesian

Noun

pungli (plural pungli-pungli)

1. Acronym of pungutan liar.: illegal fee, illegal tax, illegal retribution (on services, such as being allowed to park one's car without getting a parking ticket, etc.)

Derived terms

• dipungli
• memungli
• pungliwan

Further reading

• “pungli” 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.