smokel

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch smokkel, smokkelen, from a frequentative form of Middle Dutch smūken (“to act secretly, be sneaky”), from Proto-Germanic *smeuganą (“to creep; slip through or into”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewk-, *smewg- (“to slip, glide; be slimy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsmo.kəl]
• Hyphenation: smo‧kêl

Noun

smokêl (plural smokel-smokel)

1. (colloquial) smuggling.

   Synonym: penyelundupan

2. (colloquial) contraband.
3. (colloquial) illicit trade.

Derived terms

• mensmokel

Further reading

• “smokel” 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.