compoh

Indonesian

Etymology

From Xiamen Hokkien 總鋪／总铺 (tsóng-phò, “cook, chef”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃɔm.pɔh]
• Hyphenation: com‧poh

Noun

compoh (first-person possessive compohku, second-person possessive compohmu, third-person possessive compohnya)

1. cook, chef.

Further reading

• “compoh” 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.