tauke

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈtau̯ke]
Hyphenation: tau‧ké

Noun

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

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

Alternative forms

taoke,
toke

Further reading

“tauke” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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