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koyok

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromMalaykoyok(quack medicine), fromHakka膏藥膏药 (kò-yo̍k, “herbal plaster, medicated patch, poultice”).

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Noun

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koyok (uncountable)

  1. (Singapore, informal) Aphoney orfraudulent item; anythingdeceptively promoted as genuine or of high quality.
    • 2011 March 1, Ravi Philemon, “Goh Meng Seng the koyok seller”, inraviphilemon.net[1]:
      Whenever I meet Meng Seng, he is always trying to sell me hiskoyok and recruit me into his Party.
    • 2012 September 17, Tan Meng Chuan, “On The Challenges of Cleaning Water”, inOverseas Singaporean Unit[2], archived fromthe original on5 March 2016:
      “I'm here to sell mykoyok,” laughed Olivia Lum as she took to the stage and began her presentation on Hyflux Limited, it turned out that thekoyok was not some sales pitch trying to sell ice to Eskimos.
    • 2015 September 10, “Vivian: I fight back when people sell 'koyok'”, inThe Straits Times:
      This is the reason why I get so uptight, so aggressive when someone comes along, talks very well, but sellskoyok and puts our country in danger.

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Etymology 1

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FromMalaykoyok(medicated patch, quack medicine), fromHakka膏藥膏药 (kò-yo̍k, “herbal plaster, medicated patch, poultice”).

Noun

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koyok (pluralkoyok-koyok)

  1. (pharmacology)medicatedpatch

Etymology 2

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Inherited fromMalaykoyok, fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*kuyuk, fromProto-Austronesian*kuyuk.

Noun

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koyok (pluralkoyok-koyok)

  1. wilddog

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Malay

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Etymology 1

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FromHakka膏藥膏药 (kò-yo̍k, “herbal plaster, medicated patch, poultice”).

Noun

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koyok (Jawi spellingکويوق,pluralkoyok-koyokorkoyok2)

  1. medicatedpatch.
  2. nonsensetalk.
Descendants
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  • Indonesian:koyok(medicated patch)
  • English:koyok(quack medicine)

Etymology 2

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FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*kuyuk, fromProto-Austronesian*kuyuk.Doublet ofkuyuk.

Noun

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koyok (Jawi spellingکويوق,pluralkoyok-koyokorkoyok2)

  1. wilddog.
Descendants
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Tenggarong Kutai Malay

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Etymology

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FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*kuyuk, fromProto-Austronesian*kuyuk. Cognate withBrunei Malaykuyuk.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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koyok

  1. dog
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