encik

== English == === Etymology === From Malay encik, from Hokkien 引叔 (ín-chek, “uncle”). === Pronunciation === (Singapore) IPA(key): /ˈɪnt͡ʃek/, [ˈɪn˧.t͡ʃeʔ˦] === Noun === encik (plural enciks) (Singapore, informal, military) Informal term of address for a male warrant officer in the Singapore Armed Forces. ==== Related terms ==== cik (female equivalent) == Indonesian == === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ənˈt͡ʃik/ [əɲˈt͡ʃɪk̚] (term of address for respectable or unknown adult) Rhymes: -ik IPA(key): /ənˈt͡ʃiʔ/ [əɲˈt͡ʃɪʔ] (elder sister; term of address for female schoolteacher) Rhymes: -iʔ Syllabification: en‧cik === Etymology 1 === From Malay encik, from Hokkien 引叔 (ín-chek, “uncle”). Cognate of Tagalog Intsik, Cebuano Insik. See also Thai เจ๊ก (jék), Singaporean English Ah Chek. ==== Noun ==== êncik (plural encik-encik) term of address conferred on a respectable or unknown adult, usually when the name is unknown === Etymology 2 === From Malay encik, from Hokkien 阿姊 (a-chí, “elder sister”). ==== Noun ==== êncik (plural encik-encik) (West Sumatra) term of address conferred on a female schoolteacher elder sister Synonym: kakak === Derived terms === === Further reading === “encik”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Malay == === Pronunciation === (Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ənˈt͡ʃək/ [əɲˈt͡ʃəʔ] (Bahasa Baku) IPA(key): /ənˈt͡ʃik/ [əɲˈt͡ʃiʔ] Rhymes: -ənt͡ʃəʔ, -t͡ʃəʔ, -iʔ === Etymology 1 === Possibly from Hokkien 引叔 (ín-chek, “uncle”). ==== Noun ==== encik (Jawi spelling انچيق, plural encik-encik or encik2) term of address conferred on an adult male of moderate or unknown position, usually when the name is unknown; mister term of address used before a man's name, who do not have any titles such as Datuk, Tengku, etc.; Mister term of address for a male ethnic Chinese person ===== Synonyms ===== tuan / توان ===== Descendants ===== Indonesian: encik, encek === Etymology 2 === Possibly from Hokkien. ==== Noun ==== encik (Jawi spelling انچيق, plural encik-encik or encik2) term of address for a mother ===== Descendants ===== Indonesian: encik === Further reading === "encik" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017