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 *smewk-, *smewg- (to slip, glide; be slimy).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

smokêl (first-person possessive smokelku, second-person possessive smokelmu, third-person possessive smokelnya)

  1. (colloquial) smuggling.
    Synonym: penyelundupan
  2. (colloquial) contraband.
  3. (colloquial) illicit trade.

Derived terms

  • mensmokel

Further reading

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