tauke

== Indonesian == === Etymology === From Malay tauke, from Hokkien 頭家 / 头家 (thâu-ke, “boss”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtau̯ke/ [ˈt̪au̯.ke] Rhymes: -au̯ke Syllabification: tau‧ke === Noun === tauke (plural tauke-tauke) towkay: business owner Synonym: majikan (colloquial) boss Synonyms: mandor, bos ==== Alternative forms ==== taoke toke === Further reading === “tauke”, 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 == === Etymology === Borrowed from Hokkien 頭家 / 头家 (thâu-ke, “boss”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtawke/ [ˈt̪au̯.ke] === Noun === tauke (Jawi spelling تاوکي, plural tauke-tauke or tauke2) towkay; shopkeeper; shop owner; business owner ==== Descendants ==== > Indonesian: tauke (inherited) → Tausug: tawki === Further reading === "tauke" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017