gopek

Indonesian

Etymology

From Betawi/Batavia Malay gopek, from Hokkien, specifically Zhangzhou Hokkien 五ご百ひゃく (gō͘-peeh), from 五ご (gō͘, “five”) + 百ひゃく (peeh, “hundred”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌɡo.ˈpɛʔ]
• Hyphenation: go‧pèk

Numeral

gopèk

1. (colloquial) five hundred

Further reading

• “gopek” 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.