different between kongsi vs kongs

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Min Nan ?? (kong-si).

Pronunciation

Noun

kongsi (plural kongsis or kongsi)

1. (Southeast Asia) A benevolent organization of popular origin found among overseas Chinese communities for individuals with the same surname.
   • 2004, Simon Richmond, Marie Cambon, Damian Harper, Richard Watkins, Lonely Planet: Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei

     A kongsi is a clan house, a building that’s partly a temple and partly a meeting hall for Chinese of the same clan or surname.

Translations

Further reading

• kongsi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Gonski, Konigs

Dutch

Alternative forms

• kongsie

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay kongsi, from Min Nan ?? (kong-si).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k??.si/
• Hyphenation: kong?si

Noun

kongsi f (plural kongsi's, diminutive kongsietje n)

1. (Netherlands) kongsi
2. (derogatory, Netherlands) clique, coterie

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kongsi, from Min Nan ?? (kong-si).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?k??.si]
• Hyphenation: kong?si

Noun

kongsi (first-person possessive kongsiku, second-person possessive kongsimu, third-person possessive kongsinya)

1. trade union; joint venture
2. organization; association
3. landlord's office
4. partnership; alliance
5. (dated) company: any business, whether incorporated or not, that manufactures or sells products (also known as goods), or provides services as a commercial venture.

   Synonyms: konsorsium, maskapai, perusahaan, perserikatan, sindikasi

6. kongsi: a benevolent organization of popular origin found among overseas Chinese communities for individuals with the same surname.

Derived terms

Further reading

• “kongsi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ko?.si/
• Rhymes: -si, -i

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Min Nan ?? (kong-si).

Noun

kongsi (Jawi spelling ??????, plural kongsi-kongsi, informal 1st possessive kongsiku, impolite 2nd possessive kongsimu, 3rd possessive kongsinya)

1. trade union; joint venture
2. organization; association

3. kongsi (Chinese clan association)

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? English: kongsi
• Indonesian: kongsi
• ? Dutch: kongsi

Etymology 2

Back-formation from berkongsi (“to share”).

Verb

kongsi (Jawi spelling ??????)

1. (informal) to share

   Synonym: (formal) berkongsi

Further reading

• “kongsi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• "kongsi" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, ?ISBN, 2005.

English

Noun

kongs

1. plural of kong

Anagrams

• gonks