uang muka

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of uang (“money”) +‎ muka (“face, front”), calque from Hokkien 前金 (chêng-kim, chiân-kim, “advance/initial payment”, literally “front + money”).

Noun

uang muka (first-person possessive uang mukaku, second-person possessive uang mukamu, third-person possessive uang mukanya)

1. down payment, deposit

   Synonyms: cengkeram, panjar, persekot, uang tanda jadi

Further reading

• “uang muka” 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.