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‖ kongsi|ˈkɒŋsɪ|
[ad. Chin. kung-ssu (as pronounced in Hokkien) company, corporation.]
In Malaysia, an association or partnership, esp. an association of Chinese people.
1839T. J. Newbold Pol. & Statistical Acct. Straits of Malacca I. i. 14 Their interior affairs..are arranged by the heads of their respective kongsis or fraternities. 1900W. W. Skeat Malay Magic v. 255 The men of a rival kongsi had brought limes. 1964D. K. Bassett in Wang Gungwu Malaysia ii. vii. 122 A kongsi is an association of Chinese based on regional, occupational or dialect ties. 1966D. Forbes Heart of Malaya x. 116 Three or four hundred jammed together in a junk chartered by a merchant combine, called a kongsi. 1969J. M. Gullick Malaysia ii. 48 In its primary sense ‘kongsi’ denotes a Chinese association or secret society. 1972Straits Times (Malaysian ed.) 23 Nov. 11/3 The tin mine kongsi house in which I found her was occupied by the accused's brother. |