tauke

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tauke, from Hokkien 頭家头家 (thâu-ke, “boss”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: tau‧ké

Noun

tauke (first-person possessive taukeku, second-person possessive taukemu, third-person possessive taukenya)

  1. towkay:
    1. business owner.
      Synonym: majikan
    2. (colloquial) boss.
      Synonyms: mandor, bos

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