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:
- business owner.
- Synonym: majikan
- (colloquial) boss.
- Synonym: bos
- business owner.
Alternative forms
- taoke,
- toke
Further reading
- “tauke” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.