cowok
Indonesian
Etymology
Altered from cewek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʃo.woʔ/
Noun
cowok (first-person possessive cowokku, second-person possessive cowokmu, third-person possessive cowoknya)
- (colloquial, originally Jakarta) boy
- Antonyms: cewek, gadis
- (expansion) male
- Synonym: laki-laki
- Antonyms: cewek, perempuan
- (slang) boyfriend
- Hypernyms: kekasih, pacar
Further reading
- “cowok” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.