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Peranakan Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 大哥 (tōa-ko, “eldest brother”).
Noun
twako
- eldest brother
- Perkara begitoe misti kita poenja twako jang poetoesin.[1] ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
References
- ^ Hauw San Liang (1907) Pembalesan Kedji [Vicious Retribution] (in Peranakan Indonesian), page 138