koboi
Indonesian
Etymology
Noun
koboi (plural koboi-koboi)
- cowboy
- (colloquial) A person who engages in reckless behavior (breaking rules, taking law into one's own hands, likes to fight, etc)
Derived terms
- berkoboi
- kekoboi-koboian
- koboi-koboian
Further reading
- “koboi”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Etymology
Noun
koboi (Jawi spelling کوبوي, plural koboi-koboi)
Further reading
- “koboi”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017