uang muka
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of uang (“money”) + muka (“face, front”), calque of 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)
- down payment, deposit
- Synonyms: cengkeram, panjar, persekot, uang tanda jadi
Further reading
- “uang muka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.