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)

1. 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.