lintah darat
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of lintah (“leech”) + darat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlɪntah ˈdarat̚]
Noun
lintah darat (first-person possessive lintah daratku, second-person possessive lintah daratmu, third-person possessive lintah daratnya)
- (figuratively) bloodsucker, loan shark, profiteer, usurer.
Further reading
- “lintah darat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.