bonyok

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Adjective

bonyok

  1. (of food) soft, mushy and rotten
  2. (of people) black and blue

Etymology 2

Blend of bokap +‎ nyokap.

Noun

bonyok

  1. (colloquial, originally Prokem slang) parent [from 1980s]
    Synonyms: ortu, orang tua

Further reading

  • Prathama Rahardja; Henri Chambert-Loir (1990), “bonyok”, in Kamus bahasa Prokem [Prokem dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pustaka Utama Grafiti, page 48
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